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Tanker exploded and drifted aground
The 'Yongheng', which was managed by the 38 Marine & Offshore Pte. Ltd. was carrying petrochemicals enroute from Karachi to Salalah, when the chemicals reacted, causing the tanks to explode and all engines to fail. The main deck was ripped open, with large sections being blasted away and hanging over the ship's port side. The last voyage had started in Karachi on May 23, with an ETA at Salalah as of May 31. The crew was rescued by another cargo ship passing along the same route. Currents carried the wreck onto the Jadim Beach south of Khuwaimah, in the Wilayat of Ja'alan Bani Bu Ali, near Salalah. The wreck was resting broadside on the beach with a list to port side near the village of Jadima in the Jaalan Bani Bu Ali governorate, 82 kilometres away) from Al-Ashkharah. Photos and video: https://www.instagram.com/p/DZebJ3gDGl_/ https://www.instagram.com/p/DZSC3GTjhOh/ https://www.instagram.com/reels/DZy8JC2M_DM/ https://www.instagram.com/p/DZtyRilCOLZ/?img_index=4 https://www.instagram.com/reels/DZkzSYZs4hU/ https://www.instagram.com/reels/DZhrI6buiPc/
Typhoon grounded tanker
In the afternoon of Sep 15, 2016, the "Heng Yu 9" was pushed aground by the typhoon Meranti in the Quanzhou Bay, where the tanker, loaded with 6,000 tons of naphtha, was trying to find a shelter. The vessel was refloated on Sep 16 with the help of salvage tugs and tugs and taken to one of the Quanzhou oil terminals for offloading. The tanker was on the way to Ningbo, but authorities decided not to take chances of probable mishap and ordered the discharge. Photo: http://www.shipwrecklog.com/log/2016/09/heng-yu-9/heng-yu-9/
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