Motor vessel Flash, a Maltese registered bulk-carrier, ran aground off Ile de la Galite, Tunisia on 25 June 2012. At midnight, the second mate relieved the third mate from the navigational watch. Subsequently, he sat down on the bridge chair and shortly afterwards he fell asleep. At 0353, Flash ran aground and remained stranded on the rocky shoals of Galitons de l‟est.
