Tuesday, August 23, 2016

Two engineers suffered burns in explosion on board of product tanker WEICHSELSTERN north of Wilhelmshaven, North sea




Aug. 22, 2016 at 15:21 by Mikhail Voytenko


Explosion reported taking place in engine room of a product tanker WEICHSELSTERN , which was anchored on Neue Weser Anchorage, north of Wilhelmshaven, North sea, at night Aug 18. Second and Third engineers reported to suffer serious burns, both were taken to hospital in Hamburg. 


As of afternoon Aug 22, vessel was in the same position, understood there were some damages inflicted by explosion.