Chemical tanker hit by explosion off Omani coast
The chemical tanker Stolt Magnesium caught fire on Tuesday following the "explosion of an unidentified external device" as it was sailing in the Arabian Sea off the coast of Oman,
Hafsa Mustafa
14 Jul 2026·2 months ago
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The chemical tanker Stolt Magnesium caught fire on Tuesday following the "explosion of an unidentified external device" as it was sailing in the Arabian Sea off the coast of Oman, according to its manager Stolt Tankers, the main unit of Norwegian shipping company Stolt-Nielsen's. The incident occurred at 12:40am (2040 GMT on Monday) and caused a fire in the vessel's engine room, it said in a statement.
Hafsa Mustafa
JournalistStaff correspondent covering World and national affairs for Pakistan Times Today.
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