Azeri tanker blast leads to injuries

The professional holiday of Azeri seamen on Sunday was followed by a tragedy in Turkmanbashi, Turkmenistan Monday, as Azerbaijan State Caspian Shipping Company’s tanker, General Sixlinski exploded at its moorings in the early hours of Monday.

According to a well-informed source, 6 members of the crew are still unaccounted for, while two others have been rushed to local hospital in a critic condition. The executives of the Azeri shipping company have left for Turkmenbashi following the accident.

The causes of the blast are being ascertained, while diversion is not excluded.*