Following the LPG tanker’s explosion nearby a local yard in East Kalimantan off Indonesia, authorities announced that at least three workers at the shipyard lost their life.
To remind, several days ago, a barge exploded at the PT Barokah Galangan Perkasa shipyard in close proximity to the moored Grace V, a 1989-built, 2,010 cu m LPG carrier.
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According to local media sources, the fire broke out on 11 February at around 2:50 p.m. local time, and caused black smoke to soar around the waters of the Mahakam River, Samarinda.
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Following the vessel’s explosion, Indonesian authorities found three bodies in the river which are strongly suspected of being workers at the shipyard.
Concluding, the 32-year-old Indonesian flagged LPG tanker “Grace V” was in the shipyard for repairs.
