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Get latest articles and stories on World at LatestLY. It was the dead of night when the ship caught fire, Patrick Aganyebi remembers, but the flames made it seem as bright as day. World News | Deadly Explosion off Nigeria Points to Threat Posed by Aging Oil Ships Around the World.
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.
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.