ATHENS, June 30 (Reuters) – An oil tanker carrying about 1 million barrels of crude oil suffered an explosion off Libya on June 27 but no injuries or pollution were reported, a spokesperson for the operator TMS Tankers said on Monday.
The Marshall Islands-flagged tanker Vilamoura had left Libya’s Zuetina port and was en route to Gibraltar when there was an explosion in the engine room, the operator said.
The vessel is now being towed to Greece where it is expected to arrive by July 2, it added.
The current position of VILAMOURA is at East Mediterranean reported 1 hour ago by AIS. The vessel is en route to OPEN SEA, sailing at a speed of 4.5 knots and expected to arrive there on Jul 1, 15:00. The vessel VILAMOURA (IMO 9529293, MMSI 538010255) is a Crude Oil Tanker built in 2011 (14 years old)
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