Thursday, April 3, 2025

Five killed in South Korean ship explosion

Date:

Share post:

SEOUL: An explosion struck a cargo ship carrying petroleum in waters off South Korea’s western port city of Incheon on Sunday, killing five people, the coast guard said. Six crew were missing.

A Korea Coast Guard spokesman said the explosion on the 4,191-tonne freight ship, with 16 crewmen — 11 Koreans and 5 Myanmarese — on board, happened in waters north of Jawol Island near Incheon. Five people, including the captain, were rescued.

At least two of the dead crewmen were Myanmarese, the spokesman said. The coast guard was trying to identify the bodies of the other crew. A TV footage showed the explosion tore the ship almost into two parts leaving it half-submerged. No oil leakage was reported. The ship was heading south to return to Daesan, another port on the west coast, after unloading gasoline at the Incheon port. (PTI)

Related articles

Trump unveils tariffs

Washington, April 2: President Donald Trump announced plans for sweeping tariffs Wednesday, saying "our country has been looted,...

SC quashes HC order against The Shillong Times

NEW DELHI, April 2: The Supreme Court of India has quashed a contempt proceeding against The Shillong Times...

Kharlukhi raps Biren for remarks on PA Sangma

SHILLONG, April 2: Former NPP state president and Rajya Sabha MP WR Kharlukhi on Wednesday criticised former Manipur...

New snakehead species of fish found in Chokpot

SHILLONG, March 2: Meghalaya has once again gained recognition in the scientific community with the discovery of a...