VOL. XLVI

No 25

23-June-2003

UAE

Tankers Collide In UAE Waters, Four Killed

Two tankers collided in UAE waters on 18 June after the transfer of fuel from one to another. The collision sparked an explosion that resulted in the deaths of four crewmen, according to Fujairah Port authorities. The Panama-flagged 293,000 ton crude tanker Sebu and the Malta-registered 57,000 ton Efxinos were approximately seven nautical miles offshore Fujairah in the Arabian Sea when the incident occurred. The Efxinos...