JAKARTA - An oil-carrying tanker exploded off the coast of Hong Kong on Saturday local time. As a result, one crew member (ABK) was declared dead and seven others were injured.
Continuing the report of The New York Post, the crew who died in the explosion were known to be Indonesian citizens (WNI).
Local authorities said the explosion of the Panamanian-flagged ship also injured five Indonesian crew members and one Myanmar citizen.
The victims have been flown by helicopter to a hospital in Hong Kong. Those who were injured have received serious medical treatment.
According to information on cargo shipping site Vessel Finder, the ship was en route to Taiwan and exploded 185 miles east of the city of Hong Kong.
Local officials still have not provided information about the cause of the explosion of the ship named Chuang Yi.
So far, there have been no reports of the tanker carrying 5,500 tons of oil and chemicals having a leak and causing it to explode.
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