South Korean cargo ship sink

16.01.2012 05:41:52 - Nksagar-Sagar Media Inc: New Delhi India:
A South Korean cargo ship sank after an explosion in waters off the country's northwestern port city of Incheon on Sunday, leaving five sailors dead and six others missing, local media reported

(live-PR.com) - An explosion on the freighter ship took place about three miles north of Jawol Island near Incheon at around 8:05 a.m. local time, shortly after the cargo ship left the port, the Coast Guard said.The explosion of the 4191-ton vessel Doola No. 3 took place in waters three miles north of Jawol Island near Incheon around 8:05 a.m., the Coast
Guard said. Five people aboard the ship were rescued.A total of 11 Korean and five Myanmarese crewmen were aboard the ship, the Coast Guard said.

After departing from Incheon port, the ship headed toward Daesan port in South Chungcheong Province. Doola No 3 the freighter was returning to Daesan port in South Chungcheong province after unloading 6,500 tons of gasoline at Incheon port.

There were total of 16 crew members were on aboard the 4,191-ton cargo ship, including 11 South Koreans and 5 Burmese. Five crew members were rescued by Coast Guard patrol boats.South Korean tanker on Sunday morning killing five crew members and leaving 6 others missing amongst dead crew members included two Burmese nationals and one South Korean and Five other South Koreans and total of eight missing three Myanmar crew were missing.

The cause of the blast is yet to be determined, but the Coast Guard said the explosion was not caused by any attack.Doola Shipping, which operates the ship, said the explosion seems to have taken place while gas was being drained from the oil tank. "The vessel usually transports diesel, but this time it carried gasoline. We are now examining whether it had any relation to the explosion," a company official said.

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