Marine Department mentioned on Monday as the investigation regarding the matter picked speed. The department statement highlighted that no leakage was found from the crude oil cargo.
An oil storage vessel that burst off the Nigeria coast earlier this week was loaded with about 50,000-60,000 barrels full of crude oil. This was reported by Sharon Ikeazor, the Minister of Environment on Saturday.
Two more crew members on the oil vessel that recently exploded and sunk have been discovered dead, the management of Shebah Exploration and Production Company (SEPCOL) has informed.
Three crew members on a Nigerian oil vessel that succumbed to a blast and sank last week were found alive. Seven continued to be missing, per the information shared by the ship operator.
Five members on a bulk carrier were rushed to hospital in Sydney after suffering injuries in an explosion on the vessel.
An explosion and a blazing fire rocked a ship at Latakia port in Syria. Firefighters rushed to the site and doused off the fire soon. The cause of the explosion and fire is still unclear.
On 28 September 2019, a cargo tank containing styrene monomer on board the Cayman Islands-registered chemical tanker Stolt Groenland ruptured due to runaway polymerisation.
A massive explosion has shaken the Caspian Sea, sending a fireball shooting into the sky. The incident occurred near an oil and gas field off the Azerbaijan coast in the Caspian Sea.
The Israeli cargo ship blasted in the Gulf of Oman last week is back in operation within days of the blast.