One Dead After Tanker Catches Fire at Hamriyah Port

zoomImage Coutesy: Sharjah Ports Authority One crewman died and four were injured when a tanker carrying oil products caught fire at Hamriyah Port, Sharjah, the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Sharjah Civil Defense said. The unnamed Panama-flagged tanker caught fire in the early morning hours of Saturday, May 13. The four injured crewmen were transferred to a local hospital and are stable, the local media said. The firefighters managed to contain the fire from spreading throughout the port and extinguish the blaze aboard the vessel 40 minutes after arriving to the scene. The source of the accident is still unknown. The tanker was reportedly transporting diesel from the UAE to an unknown destination. World Maritime News Staff