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Cooley Hurd

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5. Per gCaptain.com, she has sunk...

Thu May 29, 2014, 08:27 PM

May 2014

http://gcaptain.com/oil-tanker-explodes-japan/

Update: The vessel has reportedly sunk due to damages sustained. Akihiro Komura, a spokesperson from the vessel owner Syoho Shipping Co. was quoted by the AFP as saying, ““I heard that a crew member was using a grinder to remove paint and that seems to have triggered the blast, which we believe could have occurred when the remnants of the oil caught fire.

“It is a Japanese ship and belongs to our company. All the crew members are Japanese nationals. We have confirmed seven out of the eight are alive and one, believed to be the captain, is still missing.”

Four crewmembers are reported to have sustained serious burns in the explosion.

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Japan oil tanker explodes off SW coast; 1 missing [View all] Rhiannon12866 May 2014 OP

jesus, what a fucking mess davidpdx May 2014 #1

Agreed! Together with Fukushima, this couldn't get much worse... Rhiannon12866 May 2014 #2

Fortunately, it had already offloaded its cargo Cooley Hurd May 2014 #3

perhaps fumes from the empty ship got ignited. olddad56 May 2014 #8

Japan is really busy arikara May 2014 #4

The whole world is busy "fouling its nest" Art_from_Ark May 2014 #7

I know. arikara May 2014 #9

Per gCaptain.com, she has sunk... Cooley Hurd May 2014 #5

Oh no! Thanks for the update! Rhiannon12866 May 2014 #6