Pertamina Fuel Carrier Burns In The Mataram Sea

Pertamina Fuel Carrier Burns In The Mataram Sea/ Photo: Antara

The MT Christin ship carrying Pertamina's fuel oil (BBM) was reported to have caught fire in the middle of the sea waters not far from the Ampenan Fuel Terminal of Mataram City, West Nusa Tenggara, on Sunday at around 15.30 WITA.

Public Relations of the Mataram SAR Office, I Gusti Lanang Wiswananda, confirmed that his party had received information about the fire carrying Pertamina's Depo fuel in Bugis Village, Mataram City.

"We received a report from a resident named Dady Sukmawan who happened to be at his parents' house in Bugis Ampenan Village who was close to the scene," said I Gusti Lanang Wiswananda, quoting Antara, March 26.

Mataram SAR Office personnel, he said, had rushed to the scene to make rescue efforts.

Meanwhile, NTB Fire Department (BPBD) Firefighter Dady Sukmawan who was at the scene also confirmed that the MT Christin ship caught fire in the middle of the sea.

"The information I received was that three crew members died. Some of them have been evacuated to Ampenan Beach. A total of 17 crew members," he said.

He has not received any information on the exact cause of the ship suddenly burning while queuing to unload fuel to the Pertamina Ampenan Depot.

The ship has also been a bit away from Pertamina Ampenan Depot, to avoid an explosion because there are also fishing boats around it.