Finland Braces for Potential Oil Spill After Tanker Explosion in Northwestern Russia
Authorities in Finland said they are preparing for a potential oil spill in the Gulf of Finland after Russian officials reported an explosion aboard an oil tanker in the northwestern Leningrad region.
Explosion at oil storage tank
Explosion at oil storage tank Flames and black smoke billow out of an oil storage tank at United Terminal Korea in the southeastern industrial city of Ulsan on Feb. 10, 2025. One worker was left unconscious and another injured after an explosion at the tank occurred at 11:15 a.
Explosion damages ‘shadow fleet’ oil tanker in Russian port
The tanker Koala, carrying 130,000 tons of fuel oil, was damaged by an explosion in port in Russia’s Leningrad region in the early hours of February 9, the Telegram channel Baza reported.
Explosion hits engine room of dark fleet tanker in Russian port
A 22-year-old suezmax tanker suffered an engine room explosion in the Russian port of Ust Luga on Sunday, forcing its crew to leave the vessel and go ashore. The incident took place in the morning of 9 February, during engine start-up of the 164,500-dwt Koala (built 2003), according to the governor of Leningrad region Alexander Drozdenko.
One injured, one missing in S. Korea's oil storage tank explosion
SEOUL - One worker was injured and the other went missing Monday in South Korea's oil storage tank explosion, according to Yonhap news agency. The explosion occurred at about 11:15 am local time (0215 GMT) at a factory in Ulsan, some 300 km southeast of the capital Seoul.
Explosion on oil tanker at Russian port prompts investigation
The tanker, built in 2023 and sailing under the Antigua and Barbuda flag, had arrived at Ust-Luga on Feb. 6, according to ship-tracking data from Vesselfinder. Russia’s Baza Telegram channel reported that the vessel was carrying 130,
Russia Probes Explosion on Oil Tanker
An explosion Sunday on an oil tanker at a port in northwest Russia forced the crew to evacuate and was being investigated, the country's Federal Agency for Sea and Inland Water Transport (Rosmorrechflot) said.
Death toll from last week's gas tanker explosion in Pakistan rises to 18
MULTAN, Pakistan -- The death toll from a gas tanker truck explosion that happend last week in central Pakistan has jumped to 18, police and hospital officials said on Tuesday.
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Emergency crews respond to propane tank explosion in Chemung
According to the Chemung Fire Department, around 4:30 p.m. on Feb.7, crews responded to County Route 60 for a propane tank ...
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Nigeria: Fresh Tension in Niger Over Explosion, Police Launch Manhunt for Suspect
Tragedy struck in three successions in Niger State within three weeks. Over one hundred lives were roasted beyond recognition, scores also suffered various degrees of injuries, residential houses and ...
Woman killed after propane tank explodes in RV on Lake Conroe on Thursday
The Montgomery County Fire Marshal’s Office in investigating the death of a woman after a propane tank exploded in the RV she ...
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Enugu tanker explosion: Group commiserates with family of 11 victims
A social and humanitarian group, operating under the umbrella of Ebonyi Prestigious Club, EPC, has commiserated with the ...
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Nigeria: Another Explosion Occurs in Niger Rice Mill, Tanker, Other Properties Destroyed
This makes it the fourth explosion -- as documented here -- in less than a month in Niger State alone. A rice mill, fuel tanker and other properties have been destroyed in a gas explosion that rocked ...