The motor vessel Gallia send a distress signal for missing seaman , during a voyage between the Cyprus port Limassol and the Croatian port Trieste. The ship reported about missing crew member in the region southwest of Palagruza. The missing person was Croatian seaman and most probably fell over board. The region of the accident is situated in Croatian waters, close to the maritime border with Italy. In the search and rescue operations are engaged the Coast Guard vessel “Andrija Mohorovicic” and some Italian ships, aircrafts and helicopters. The cargo ship Gallia was carrying containers to the Croatian port Trieste. The local authorities started investigation over the accident and the reason for seaman falling overboard.
The ship Gallia (IMO: 9166651) is container ship, which has length of 199.00 m, beam of 30.00 m and summer draft of 9.00 m. The ship has deadweight of 34,116 DWT and gross tonnage of 25,499 GRT. The ship Gallia is managed by The German company Martime – Elsfleth and operating under the flag of Liberia.