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Explosion Reported on Tanker at Khor Al-Zubair Anchorage

By John Lee. Angola's Sonangol has reported an incident involving the oil tanker Sonangol Namibe (pictured) while anchored at Khor Al-Zubair in southern Iraq awaiting loading operations. Preliminary reports indicate that a localised explosion occurred on the vessel's deck on 5th March (Thursday). The tanker is registered under the Bahamas flag and is operating within the […]