A random explosion occurred on board a Russian tanker moorned in the Baltic port of Ust -Service – the Russian Maritime Agency said on Sunday. It was added that as a result of the explosion, no one was injured, and there was no fuel leak.
“In the tanker engine room standing in the port of the mouth in the Leningrad region there was an explosion, which forced the crew to evacuate. The explosion occurred during the start of the engine” – said the Maritime and River Transport Agency Rosmorrrieczfłot on the Telegram channel on Sunday.
There was no risk of sinking
The agency stated that cargo reservoirs were not damaged, and “the accident did not cause the pillage or leakage of petroleum products, and none of the crew members was injured.” She assured that there was no risk of sinking the tanker. The governor of the Leningrad District Aleksandr Drazdenko stated that there was no ecological disaster threat and stated that the accident was “caused by the human factor.”
As noted by Radio Swoboda, citing local sources, there are 130,000 on board. tons of fuel.
Ust -service port – illustrative photoAdobestock
The tanker floats under the flag of Antigui and Barbuda. The ship's crew consists of 24 people: four Russians, eight citizens Georgia and 12 Indonesians.
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