Danish crew from the DFDS ship BRITANNIA SEAWAYS receives "Award for Exceptional Bravery at Sea"
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On Monday, Captain Andreas Kristensen and his crew from the DFDS ship BRITANNIA SEAWAYS received this year’s "Award for Exceptional Bravery at Sea", Danish Maritime Authority said in its press release.
Secretary General Koji Sekimizu presents the IMO Bravery Award to Captain Andreas Kristensen in the presence of Director General of the Danish Maritime Authority Andreas Nordseth and the Danish Ambassador in London Claus Grube.
On Monday, the “Bravery Award” of United Nations’ International Maritime Organization (IMO) was presented to the Danish Captain Andreas Kristensen, who received the award on behalf of the entire crew from the DFDS ship BRITANNIA SEAWAYS. They received the award for the courage that they together had displayed when a violent fire erupted on board the ship as it was en route along the Norwegian coast. The actions taken by the crew meant that none of the 32 persons on board were injured and prevented pollution of the marine environment.