Indonesia’s Pertamina says two crew killed after fire on tanker
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JAKARTA – Two crew members died and one is missing after a fire broke out on an oil tanker carrying fuel to terminals on the Indonesian islands of Bali and Lombok, state energy company Pertamina said in a statement late on Sunday.
The chartered vessel, Kristin, had 17 crew on board and was carrying 5,900 kilolitres of fuel when the fire started at 2.50pm local time (3.50pm Singapore time) on Sunday.
Pertamina said that so far, no oil spills had been detected after the fire, but a 300m oil boom had been set up around the ship.
The vessel was being towed to the nearest safe port, Pertamina’s shipping unit said on Monday.
The company said there were sufficient fuel stocks at the Ampenan terminal in Lombok and the Sanggaran terminal in Bali to secure supplies at the popular tourism destinations, while fuel supplies from other areas were also being diverted. REUTERS
