Syros: Explosion on a tanker

An explosion occurred yesterday, Tuesday, August 20, in the boiler of a tanker flying a Liberian flag, which was within the premises of the Syros Nerio Shipyard for maintenance and repair work.

More specifically, on Tuesday afternoon, the Syros Port Authority was informed of an explosion in the tanker’s boiler.

The police were informed about the incident at the ship’s dock on Friday morning.

Immediately Port Authority officials went to the spot, where they were informed that there was a malfunction during the start-up of the engine room boiler, possibly due to incomplete combustion, resulting in an explosion.

A preliminary investigation is being conducted by the Syros Port Authority, while there were no injuries from the incident.

The police are not involved in the investigation.

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The explosion was caused by a malfunction during the start-up of the engine room boiler

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