2 killed in oil products tanker fire off Incheon
Summary
Two people died after a 7,000-ton oil products tanker caught fire in waters off Incheon late Thursday, west of Seoul. The Coast Guard said the fire broke out around 10:38 p.m. aboard the vessel. The blaze was extinguished around 4 a.m. Friday, and the remaining 16 crew members were rescued and are in stable condition.
Key Facts
- The vessel carried 18 crew members, including 11 Korean nationals and seven foreigners.
- A man in his 60s and another man in his 20s were found in cardiac arrest and later died after being taken to a nearby port.
- The fire is suspected to have started in the ship's engine room and did not spread to the oil storage compartment.
Officials take part in firefighting efforts after a fire broke out aboard a ship carrying oil products in waters off Incheon, west of Seoul, Thursday. Courtesy of the Coast Guard
Two people were killed after a ship carrying oil products caught fire in waters off Incheon late Thursday, west of Seoul, the Coast Guard said. The fire has been extinguished.
The fire broke out aboard the 7,000-ton vessel at around 10:38 p.m. Thursday, according to the Coast Guard.
Of the 18 crew members aboard, a man in his 60s and another man in his 20s were found in cardiac arrest and were transported to a nearby port but died.
The remaining 16 crew members were all rescued and are in stable condition.
The blaze was completely extinguished at around 4 a.m. Friday. The fire is suspected to have broken out in the ship's engine room but did not spread to its oil storage compartment.
The Coast Guard plans to investigate the exact cause of the fire and the scope of the damage.
Among the 18 crew members aboard the Korean vessel, 11 were Korean nationals while seven were foreigners.
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