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MSC containership damaged by an explosion - no pollution was reported A Mediterranean Shipping Company containership damaged by an explosion in the Caribbean nearly two weeks ago has finally set sail but not for its original destination.It's not clear how long the 4,469-teu MSC Idil (built 1992) will remain in Freeport, Bahamas, however, as repairs to the vessel's hull are only temporary and an investigation into the cause of the blast is still ongoing, according to the US Coast Guard.As TradeWinds has reported, the vessel suffered an explosion on 11 May as it travelled 60 nautical miles north of Puerto Rico during a voyage to Barcelona, Spain. Crew members blamed welding but this assessment has not yet been confirmed.Authorities say no pollution was reported by the ship or a flotilla of first responders who monitored the situation throughout the 11-day ordeal amid concerns surrounding the 588,000 gallons of fuel oil and 62,000 gallons of diesel believed to be on board.US law enforcement and the Idil were assisted by salvage specialists DonJon-Smit, Atlantic Diving, Borinquen Towing and San Juan Towing, according to a statement that indicated MSC will handle the probe from here out.Source: Tradewinds

25 people onboard The Coast Guard has been responding since Friday to the distressed container ship MSC Idil with 25 people onboard, after the ship suffered a marine casualty following an explosion onboard approximately 60 nautical miles north of San Juan, Puerto Rico.The crew of the 900-foot Panamanian flagged container ship is all accounted for and have suffered no injuries following the incident that caused the container ship to begin listing and take on water into a fuel tank and cargo compartment.The crew of the MSC Idil has stabilized the situation and is controlling the ship's stability using onboard water pumps to manage flooding.The MSC Idil reported the explosion was most likely caused by welding that was taking place on board the vessel. The Idil also reported they have full control of their cargo and that they have not released any hazardous materials into the environment but are taking actions to mitigate any potential release. The MSC Idil is reported to have 588,000 gallons of fuel oil and 62,000 gallons of diesel on board.Coast Guard Wathstanders in Sector San Juan were notified of the emergency at approximately 3:42p.m. Friday through Digital Selective Calling followed by Mayday VHF radio transmissions received ...

Lack of training in the operation and maintenance of the ship's OBA set The Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB) issued the report of its investigation into the serious crew member injury on board a bulk carrier at sea off Eden, New South Wales on 11 October 2011.Investigation revealed that the crew member suffered burns when the air compressor he was using to fill an oxygen breathing apparatus (OBA) cylinder exploded. The explosion occurred when oil from the compressor ignited in the hot oxygen-rich environment.The crew had not been trained in the operation and maintenance of the ship's OBA set.For more information, click here.Source: ATSB

Carrying about 13,000 tonnes of a fuel oxygenator when the explosion occurred Tanker crew deaths are under the spotlight again after another fatal explosion onboard a tanker.A crew member died and 24 Filipino mariners had to be rescued in an explosion onboard the Dutch-owned Liberian-flagged Stolt Valor on 15 March. No Dutch nationals were onboard the vessel, owned by Stolt-Nielsen, when the explosion occurred as it transited international waters in the Persian Gulf.It was carrying about 13,000 tonnes of a fuel oxygenator used to reduce carbon monoxide emissions, when the explosion occurred. The environmental impact is unknown at this time but the cargo, methyl tertiary butyl ether (MTBE), is considered soluble not biodegradable.The US warship John Paul Jones and US Coast Guard cutter Baranof rescued the mariners from two life rafts, in response to a distress call from the vessel, said the US Navy in a press release.The survivors were transferred from the warship to the Baranof cutter for repatriation in Manama, Bahrain. They were in good health and did not require medical assistance said the US Navy. Stolt Valor's master had confirmed one crew member died during the explosion, it said.An explosion aboard a South Korean chemical and petrol ...

An investigation into the cause of the explosion is underway Four workers were killed and 12 injured in a boiler explosion on a cargo ship in the eastern Chinese city of Nanjing Friday night, a shipyard said Saturday.The explosion occurred at about 11 p.m. Friday on a bulk carrier as the Zijinshan shipyard of Nanjing Tanker Corp. would be about to deliver the ship to its parent China Changjiang National Shipping (Group) Corp. after repair, the shipyard said in a statement.Of the 12 shipyard workers who were admitted to a hospital, two sligtly injured have been discharged and the rest are still under emergency medical treatment, it said.An investigation into the cause of the explosion is underway.Source: Xinhua

A South Korean cargo ship has sunk after an explosion on board A South Korean cargo ship has sunk after an explosion on board, killing at least three crew members, the coast guard says.Eight people are still missing and five others have been rescued in the incident north of Jawol island, near the port of Incheon.The blast happened in the morning after the ship had unloaded oil products.The cause is being investigated, but officials say it is unlikely to be the result of an attack by North Korea."The explosion took place far below the sea border with North Korea. We see very little possibility (of attacks by the North)," a coastguard spokesman told the AFP news agency.The ship's owners said that the explosion could have been caused by gases leaking from the ship's oil tanks."We believe that something went wrong during the process to take out remaining gas in the oil tank," an official of Doora Shipping told South Korea's Yonhap news agency."The vessel usually transports diesel, but this time it carried gasoline. We are now examining whether it had any relation to the explosion," the official said.The dead crew members included two Burmese nationals and one South Korean.The search ...