Schiffskatastrophen und -untergänge

[Schneemann]

Spektakuläre Explosion eines Aframax-Tankers vor Malaysia. Das Schiff, rund 50.000 BRZ, war auf Leerfahrt und vermutlich hatten sich hochentzündliche Gas-Luft-Gemische in den nicht ausreichend entlüfteten Tanks gebildet. Es gibt auch Spekulationen dahingehend, dass dieses mehrfach umgeflaggte Schiff als "Schattentanker" in den Schmuggel von iranischem Öl verwickelt war.

Artikel inkl. Twitter-Video, das die Explosion zeigt:

Fire on “Shadow” Tanker off Malaysia is Extinguished, Search Continues

The fire aboard the Aframax crude oil tanker Pablo has been extinguished but the Malaysian authorities are saying it remained too dangerous today to board the vessel to begin their investigation and search for three missing crewmembers. At the same time, investigations are highlighting the vessel's operation in the shadows. Lloyd's List is reporting the vessel had four different names, flags, and registered owners in the past four years. The Equasis database shows seven names and owners since 2018, moving between the flags of Cameroon, Cook Islands, Tanzania, and finally Gabon as of April this year. [...]

Officials said at least 50 percent of the vessel midship has been destroyed. Pictures show the fuel tanks ripped apart and sections of the deck hanging off the side of the vessel. Experts are saying that the tanks likely had a buildup of fumes and had not been vented causing multiple explosions. [...]

Analysts are reporting that the Pablo after changing its identity in 2022 loaded Iranian oil which was delivered to China in January 2023. The captain told reporters the vessel had been bound for Singapore and was going to load an oil cargo for transport. It is unclear where the cargo would have been coming from or if they were preparing for a ship-to-ship transfer common in the efforts to avoid the sanctions on Iranian oil. TankerTrackers.com is speculating that the Pablo was being positioned to receive a shipment of Iranian oil from a nearby VLCC.

https://maritime-executive.com/article/f...-continues

Es könnte durchaus sein, dass sich solche Bilder bald öfters zeigen, wenn man bedenkt, dass auch Russland mit einer Flotte von 300 (?) ausgedienten Tankern die Sanktionen zu umgehen sucht.

Schneemann