Update: SCI Confirms Two Casualties from VLCC Explosion

A VLCC coming from the Shipping Corporation of India endured a surge in a freight container on Tuesday off the coastline of Oman, the firm has actually validated.

The vessel, called Desh Vaibhav, was underway to Fujairah, UAE when the surge happened at around 0935 hrs, the firm claimed.

A stock market disclosure claimed that the fire had actually been snuffed out and also the ship is totally manned and also functional.

An earlier upgrade published to SCI’s claimed 3 employees were reported missing out on while another individual with injuries was being left by helicopter.

“Assistance has been sought from the Oman Royal Navy and other ships in the vicinity. As per latest status, the fire has subsided and a firefighting vessel is expected to reach the vessel shortly to cool down the tanks,” the declaration claimed.

We recognize that the 3 missing out on staff participants have actually been saved and also gone back to the ship.

AIS ship monitoring information revealed the Desh Vaibhav as “Not Under Command” since 1537 UTC.

Based on records, the ship is not stuffed with oil.

A picture that has actually been distributed on social networks (published listed below) reveals a damages to an onward freight container regular with records, nevertheless we are not able to validate its credibility.

The India- flagged M/T Desh Vaibhav was integrated in 2005 and also has a deadweight of 316,409 tonnes. It is among 4 VLCCs run by the SCI, according to the firm’s web site.