Chemical tanker towed to ASRY after explosion

摘要

Last month, the 25,268 dwt Liberian-flag chemical tanker Stolt Valor arrived at Bahrain's Arab Shipbuilding & Repair Yard (ASRY) for repairs, following a fire and explosion in one of its cargo tanks while transiting the Arabian Gulf on March 15. The Stolt Valor, owned and operated by Stolt Tankers NV/Stolt-Nielsen Ltd, suffered a cargo tank fire and explosion 48 nautical miles southeast of Farsi Island, Iran, while carrying 13,000 tonnes of MTBE (Methyl Tertiary Butyl Ether), which had been loaded at Al Jubail in Saudi Arabia. MTBE is a volatile, flammable liquid chemical and petrol additive.