Tag: explosion

An explosion onboard the waste disposal vessel Hunts Point on 24 May claimed the life of one person and injured two others.

The Transport Accident Investigation Commission (TAIC) has launched an investigation into an explosion onboard the Malta-registered bulk carrier M.V. Olivia which occurred on 24 May 2025 in South Port, Bluff, New Zealand. 

Explosions were reported on 6 May at the Port of Sudan as attacks on the city continued causing destruction to fuel facilities.

At least 70 people have died and over 1,200 were injured following a massive explosion at Iran’s main container port, Bandar Abbas, specifically in the Shahid Rajaee terminal.

The Nautical Institute draws lessons learned from an incident where a fatal explosion occurred after a crew member attempted to burn plastic waste on an open deck using paint thinner as an accelerant.

On 13 April, a fire broke out aboard a vessel near Nampula in northern Mozambique loaded with coal, resulting in four injuries.

In its latest Safety Digest, UK MAIB draws lessons learned from an explosion on a chemical tanker caused by unnoticed heating of styrene monomer cargo, leading to a thermal runaway and tank rupture.

BSEE has issued a safety alert regarding an incident where an explosion and fire aboard a liftboat injured workers.

At least three crew were fatally injured after the tanker MT Ronggolawe exploded on 13 March in the Java Sea, Indonesia.

Italian prosecutors launched a terrorism investigation into an explosion that damaged an oil tanker anchored off the northern coast of Italy.