Deadly Explosion off Nigeria Points to Threat Posed by Aging Oil Ships
The ship had no insurance, no flag and had fallen into a state of disrepair.
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The ship had no insurance, no flag and had fallen into a state of disrepair.
Five workers were killed and two others presumed dead in the blast on the Trinity Spirit, a rusting converted oil tanker anchored 15 miles (24 km) off the coast of Nigeria that pulled crude oil from the ocean floor.
OKITIPUPA, Nigeria (AP) — It was the dead of night when the ship caught fire, Patrick Aganyebi remembers, but the flames made it seem as bright as day.
OKITIPUPA, NIGERIA (AP) - Until early last year, a rusting oil ship named the Trinity Spirit floated off the coast of Nigeria, pulling crude oil from the
The ship had no insurance, no flag and had fallen into a state of disrepair.