Three injured, one missing after oil tanker explosion and fire on Chao Phraya River

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Three crew members of an oil tanker were injured and one is missing after the vessel caught fire following an on-board explosion at the pier of IRPC, a petroleum and petrochemical company, located in the estuary of the Chao Phraya River in Samut Prakan province this morning (Wednesday).

 

According to the Fire Department’s tweet, there was an explosion on board the oil tanker “Smooth Sea 2 HSD 1.3/G91 1.8”, after it had just discharged oil at the pier and was waiting to be towed out away by a tug boat.

 

The explosion caused some damage to the oil tanker, said the Fire Department, adding that two of the injured crew managed to jump into the water to safety.

 

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[RafPinto]

Oil tanker on Chao Phraya River?????

[DezLez]

42 minutes ago, RafPinto said:

Oil tanker on Chao Phraya River?????

Why the ????

 

From the main article "at the pier of IRPC, a petroleum and petrochemical company, located in the estuary of the Chao Phraya River in Samut Prakan province this morning"

[tubby johnson]

26 minutes ago, RafPinto said:

Oil tanker on Chao Phraya River?????

Just read the article before spouting off.

[snoop1130]

Fire on oil tanker extinguished, one crew member still missing

 

 

Firefighters have managed to put out the fire on board the oil tanker “Smooth Sea 2”, as IRPC, a petroleum and petrochemical company which owns a pier near the explosion, gave an assurance that there is no oil left in the vessel, which is currently docked at the pier in the estuary of the Chao Phraya River in Samut Prakan province.

 

Deputy Director-General of Thailand’s Marine Department Sompong Jirasirilert said that the oil tanker, carrying 1.8 million litres of benzene gasohol 91 and 1.3 million litres of diesel, left Rayong yesterday and docked at IRPC’s pier on the Chao Phraya at about 8pm.

 

At about 9am this morning, an explosion occurred on the tanker, followed by a fire. Three crew members were injured and one went missing.

 

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[khwaibah]

Found like KFC crispy. BKP front page.

[hotchilli]

17 hours ago, RafPinto said:

Oil tanker on Chao Phraya River?????

 

13 hours ago, snoop1130 said:

Firefighters have managed to put out the fire on board the oil tanker “Smooth Sea 2”, as IRPC, a petroleum and petrochemical company which owns a pier near the explosion,

 

[Tropposurfer]

What time is it? Oh! Its smoko and Facebook time .... BOOM!

[wpcoe]

Did it lurch before the explosion?

[josephbloggs]

2 hours ago, Tropposurfer said:

What time is it? Oh! Its smoko and Facebook time .... BOOM!

Hilarious, just hilarious.  Let's laugh at the man who just died in horrible circumstances.