The reason of the explosion will be defined by a commission.
MOSCOW, October 25.
/TASS/. The Russian tanker General Azi Aslanov hit by an explosion in the Sea
of Azov was in good repair, chief of the Emergency Ministry’s directorate in
the Krasnodar Region Oleg Volynkin told reporters.
"According to
the information we obtained, the vessel that underwent maintenance was in good
repair. The reason of the explosion will be defined by a commission," he
said.
The emergency
response group will examine the scene of the accident concerning a possible oil
and petroleum products spill, he added.
An explosion rocked
the oil tanker General Azi Aslanov sailing under the Russian flag from the
Kavkaz port to Rostov-on-Don without a cargo on Saturday. There were 13 crew
members onboard. Ten of them were rescued.
The cause of the
emergency is being investigated. Safety violations and hot work might have
caused the explosion, a source in the emergency services told TASS earlier.
Source: ITAR-TASS
25-10-2020
