Vessel explosion

Bulk Carrier Explodes Injuring 4 Crew Members

  • The incident on the CSSC Cape Town appeared to be in the area of the vessel’s forecastle, where the vessel’s anchor mechanism is housed.
  • The injured crew were transferred to the Seville burns unit after sustaining 40% and 25% burns.

Gibraltar Chronicle reports of an explosion of a Chinese capesize bulk carrier explosion injuring several crew members.

Bulk carrier explosion

Capesize bulk carrier CSSC CAPE TOWN suffered an explosion in fore part at night February 19 in British Gibraltar waters,...

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Tanker Berthed Suffers Explosion

A tanker berthed at Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, reportedly suffers an explosion at around 2210 UTC Dec 13.

The cause for the explosion is due to some external factors.

According to a recent news article published in the Maritime Bulletin, written by Erofey Schkvarkin, a tanker berthed at Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, suffers an explosion at around 2210 UTC Dec 13.

Also a news article in Business World highlights the other vital details concerning the explosion.

What happened? 

Tanker BW RHINE, berthed at Jeddah,...

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Chemical Tanker Explosion: Emphasis on Cargo Manifold Piping

Hong Kong Marine Department shared valuable lessons learned from a violent explosion that occurred at the port side manifold on main deck of an oil/chemical tanker during cargo tank cleaning operation, reports Safety4sea.

The incident resulted in one death and five other injuries. The statement advised that all crew of oil/chemical tankers should familiarize themselves with the cargo manifold piping arrangement and follow the ship instruction on handling leaky valves of cargo pipeline.

The...

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