The company said that based on the preliminary information the tanker “reportedly suffered an explosion in one of its cargo tanks” early this morning while underway offshore Oman.
“Another person with burns is being evacuated by helicopter. Assistance has been sought from the Oman Royal Navy and other ships in the vicinity.
“As per latest status, the fire has subsided and a fire fighting vessel is expected to reach the vessel shortly to cool down the tanks,” SCI said in a statement.
The cause of the explosion is yet to be determined.
Based on the vessel’s latest AIS data from Marine Traffic, the ship is not under command and it is situated in the Gulf of Oman. The VLCC was underway from Sikka, India to Fujairah, UAE when the blast occurred.
The 2005-built VLCC is one of four very large crude tankers in SCI’s fleet, based on the company’s website data.
據報導，印度航運公司（SCI）擁有的原油油輪MT Desh Vaibhav爆炸，三人失踪。
該公司表示，根據初步信息，該油輪今天早晨海上阿曼海上航行時，其貨艙中發生爆炸”。
“另一名有燒傷的人正被直升機搶救。已經向阿曼皇家海軍和附近的其他船隻尋求援助。
“根據最新狀態，大火已經消退，預計消防船將很快到達該船，以冷卻水箱，” SCI在一份聲明中說。
爆炸的原因尚未確定。
根據船舶最新的海上交通AIS數據，該船位於阿曼灣不在管轄範圍內。當爆炸發生時，VLCC正在從印度的Sikka到阿聯酋的Fujairah。
根據該公司的網站數據，2005年建造的VLCC是SCI車隊中四艘非常大的原油油輪之一。
Information source: World Maritime News Staff; Image Courtesy: Marine Traffic
