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Explosion and fire of a tank in the port of Gibraltar
Fourteen wounded, of which a serious one. The incident in presses of the cruise ship "Independence of the Seas"
June 1, 2011
Yesterday afternoon in the port of Gibraltar a water mixture is exploded a containing tank and residual oily and a fire is being developed. The incident has provoked the wounding of a harbour worker, that it is hospitalized in hospital in serious condition, and of another worker that has light wounds quickly. Also twelve passengers of the cruise ship Independence of the Seas, moored near the tank, have light wounds quickly, while the ship is not damaged.
The fire is tamed in about 15 hours with difficulty, because of the wind and of the adverse meteorological conditions, from the firemen with the assistance of three tugs of the Boluda Towage and Salvage.
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Yesterday afternoon in the port of Gibraltar a water mixture is exploded a containing tank and residual oily and a fire is being developed. The incident has provoked the wounding of a harbour worker, that it is hospitalized in hospital in serious condition, and of another worker that has light wounds quickly. Also twelve passengers of the cruise ship Independence of the Seas, moored near the tank, have light wounds quickly, while the ship is not damaged.
- Via Raffaele Paolucci 17r/19r - 16129 Genoa - ITALY
