An oil tanker exploded in Thailand (2 photos + 1 video)

It is reported that the tanker was empty, but this did not save the maintenance workers.





An explosion occurred on the Mae Khlong River in Thailand this morning oil tanker Smooth Sea 22. Eyewitnesses report that at first on the ship There was a fire followed by a massive explosion. eight workers, who were on the tanker at the time of the emergency are listed as missing.

According to local publications, the tanker was undergoing another technical there was no service or cargo on board. Still the explosion was so powerful, which was heard within a radius of several kilometers. Some nearby were damaged, many were knocked out by the blast glass.



The cause of the incident is not yet known, but most likely, the dock workers were careless when welding.