An explosion aboard an oil tanker outside Hong Kong’s eastern waters has left one crew member dead and six others injured, Trend reports citing South China Morning Post.
The government dispatched two rescue helicopters after receiving a report of the blast, which happened at 4pm on Saturday aboard the Panama-registered “Chuang Yi” vessel located about 300km east of the city’s waters.
The Hong Kong Maritime Rescue Co-ordination Centre alerted the Government Flying Service, which dispatched a fixed-wing aircraft and two helicopters, each carrying a doctor.