Two oil tankers catch fire off Singapore coast, Navy rescues crew
The Singapore Navy said it rescued crew members from two oil tankers that caught fire about 34 miles northeast of Pedra Branca Island on July 19, 2024. (Photo by Republic of Singapore Air Force/Republic of Singapore Navy/LCP Dylan Lau)
- The Singapore Navy said it rescued crew members from two oil tankers that caught fire at sea about 34 miles northeast of Singapore’s Pedra Branca Island on July 19, 2024.
- The cause of the fire is unclear.
- Singapore is Asia’s oil trading hub and home to the world’s largest bunkering port.
The Singapore Navy said on Friday (July 19) that it had rescued crew members from two large oil tankers that had caught fire at sea about 34 miles northeast of the Singaporean island of Pedra Branca, near the world’s largest refueling port.
The Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) said earlier that it was alerted to fires on board the Singapore-flagged tanker Hafnia Nile and the Sao Tome and Principe-flagged tanker Ceres I at 6:15 a.m. on Friday. The cause of the fires is unclear.
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On July 19, 2024, smoke was photographed rising from two oil tankers off the coast of Singapore. (Credit: Republic of Singapore Air Force/Republic of Singapore Navy/LCP Dylan Lau/Reuters)
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The Singapore Navy said in a statement on social media that the frigate RSS Supreme had rescued the crew and was providing medical assistance to them. It did not immediately provide further details. Photos released by the Republic of Singapore Air Force showed the rescued crew being lowered from a helicopter before being transferred to a hospital.
Singapore is Asia’s oil trading centre and the world’s largest bunkering port, and its surrounding waters are key trade routes connecting Asia with Europe and the Middle East.
