2019 Kerch Strait liquefied gas tanker fire
EventMaritime Disasters
A 2019 fire involving two gas tankers during a transfer in the Kerch Strait.
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2019 Kerch Strait liquefied gas tanker fire
- Maritime Disasters
The 2019 Kerch Strait liquefied gas tanker fire occurred on 21 January 2019 while the vessels Kandy and Maestro were transferring liquefied gas in the Kerch Strait. A fire explosion spread across both ships. Fourteen crewmembers were killed and six went missing, while twelve sailors were rescued after jumping into the water. The blaze lasted more than four days, and the rescue operation involved ten ships.
- Date
- 21 January 2019
- Deaths and missing
- Fourteen killed, six missing
- Duration
- More than four days
Sources and credits
Sources and credits
- Article
- 2019 Kerch Strait liquified gas tanker fire (English Wikipedia)
- Wikidata
- Q96369710
- Text
- Card text is adapted from the English Wikipedia article by an automated summary. Wikipedia content is available under CC BY-SA 4.0; see the article history for its contributors. CC BY-SA 4.0 · Article history and contributors
- Illustration
- By Matti Blume. CC BY-SA 4.0 · File page on Wikimedia CommonsMatti Blume, Own workModifications: Resized and converted to WebP
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