The explosion on the tanker with the Eco-Oska ammonia occurred near the Russian St. Petersburg.
The explosion occurred at the Ust-Lug port on Sunday, July 6. The accident occurred on the ship, which was in the process of loading. It is known that the explosion occurred in the area of the machine compartment, which led to a leakage of liquid ammonia. This was reported by Nexta Telegram and Russian propaganda media.
The load operation was immediately stopped, and 23 crew members were evacuated. Emergency brigades arrived at the scene, and local authorities guarantee that “there are no environmental threats.
The eco-leading ship is located under the flag of Liberia and arrived in the Russian port from the Belgian Antwerp.
Meanwhile, the Ministry of Transport of Russia stated that as a result of the incident in the seaport of Ust-Luga during the loading and unloading of work on the Eco-Vidard tanker, there was a “small leak” of liquid ammonia.
We will recall that in recent months, at least four oil tankers, which previously entered the Russian ports, were wounded as a result of mysterious explosions. So, on June 30, near the coast of Libya exploded Tanker Vilamur, who went to Russian ports and transported 1 million barrels of oil. Previously, this ship went to the ports of the Luga and New Russia and transported oil from Kazakhstan.
Source: Racurs
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