On Friday morning, a fire occurred on two oil tankers approximately 55 km NE of Pedra Branca, to the east of Singapore. Singapore’s Maritime Port Authority (MPA) said that the fire was first noticed at 6 . 15am, local time (2215 Greenwich Mean Time).
Details of the Incident
The fire engaged Singapore’s Hafnia Nile and Sao Tome and Principe’s Ceres I tankers; the MPA requested passing vessels to assist in searching for the crews of the sunken vessels.
Response Efforts
Singapore’s Navy and Air Force have sent a naval ship and a helicopter to aid in the search and rescue mission that has been conducted in relation to the mentioned emergency. At the moment, there are three people unaccounted for after the disaster, ” he said.