The 5,500-ton oil and chemical tanker was once on its solution to Taiwan when the incident came about.
The reason for the explosion was once now not straight away transparent. (Symbol for illustration)
One particular person was once killed and 7 others injured Saturday in an explosion aboard an oil tanker in waters off Hong Kong, government reported.
The Hong Kong Maritime Rescue Coordination Centre stated the tanker was once 300 km (186 miles) east of Hong Kong when it stuck hearth on account of an explosion. The fireplace was once extinguished, in line with state-run Radio Tv Hong Kong.
The Executive Flying Provider despatched a fixed-wing plane and two helicopters with medical doctors aboard to the Panama-registered Chuang Yi vessel to move the injured to a health facility within the town. One team member was once reported to have died and 4 others have been in critical situation, RTHK reported.
The reason for the explosion was once now not straight away transparent.
The casualties reportedly incorporated team individuals from Indonesia and Myanmar.
Consistent with send monitoring apps, the 5,500-ton oil and chemical tanker was once on its solution to Taiwan. The 120-metre (393-foot) lengthy tanker is 22 years outdated.
