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Two crew killed after fire on tanker carrying Pertamina fuel
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An oil tanker carrying fuel for state oil and gas company Pertamina terminals in Bali and Lombok catches fire on March 26. (The Jakarta Post/Instagram/yashaaa_29 )
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wo crew members have died and one is missing after a fire broke out on an oil tanker carrying fuel to terminals on the islands of Bali and Lombok, the state energy company Pertamina said in a statement.
The chartered vessel, MT Kristin, had 17 crew on board and was carrying 5,900 kilolitres of fuel when the fire started at 2:50 p.m. local time on Sunday.
PT Pertamina International Shipping (PIS) corporate secretary Muh. Aryomekka Firdaus said the other 14 crew members had been evacuated on Sunday evening safely.
“We extend our deepest condolences to the ship’s crew and also families affected by the incident,” he said in a statement on Monday
Aryomekka said that the tanker was carrying subsidized Pertalite gasoline to Lombok and Bali.
PIS, which hired the vessel, was focussing on the search and rescue of the ship’s crew and further investigation on the cause of the incident.
He said the company continued coordinating with authorities, including port authorities, search and rescue agency, state-owned port operator PT Pelabuhan Indonesia (Pelindo) and Water and Air Police (Polairud) units
