For reasons as yet unknown causes a violent explosion took place on board an oil tanker off the coast of Japan. Four crew members were injured, the captain is missing.
On an oil tanker, there has been an explosion off the coast of Japan. Four crew members were injured, the captain will still missing, such as the Coast Guard announced. Photos and videos from the scene of the accident show a huge column of black smoke over the tanker, which persists, despite skew above water.
When the ship is the “Shoko Maru”, a small oil tanker with 998 gross register tons. What led to the accident near the city of Himeji, according to Coast Guard is still unclear. According to the Japanese NHK crew members had been working on the deck of the tanker when the explosion occurred.
According to the British “Guardian”, which refers to a representative of the shipping company, had the “Shoko Maru” their charge previously deleted in Hyogo Prefecture, the tanker had been so empty at the time of the accident. It’s likely that residues of the oil would ignite, and thus caused the explosion.
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