The Incident On the 1Oth September 2002 a fire broke out in the engine room of the Ro-Ro JOLLY RUBINO Which subsequently spread to cargo areas. The crew were safely evacuated from the ship. On 12th September, still on fire the ship ran aground on the south african coast some 25 nautical miles(46 km)north of richards Bay. The ship is believed to have been carrying 1, 100 tonnes of IFO 180 bunker fuel in two wing tanks and a further 250 tonnes in other tanks at the time of the incident• The Incident On the 10th September 2002 a fire broke out in the engine room of the Ro-Ro JOLLY RUBINO which subsequently spread to cargo areas. The crew were safely evacuated from the ship. On 12th September, still on fire, the ship ran aground on the South African coast, some 25 nautical miles (46 km) north of Richards Bay. The ship is believed to have been carrying 1,100 tonnes of IFO 180 bunker fuel in two wing tanks and a further 250 tonnes in other tanks at the time of the incident