Tanker explosion

Tanker explosion

HIMEJI, Japan - Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows black smoke rising from the tanker Shoko Maru, while firefighting is under way, in the Seto Inland Sea off Himeji, Hyogo Prefecture, in western Japan, after an explosion aboard the vessel on May 29, 2014. The captain of the 998-ton fuel tanker is missing and four crew members sustained severe injuries.

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  • ILEA001200158
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  • 2014/5/29 00:00:00
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  • Kyodo / Kyodo News Images
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  • 2014 Kyodo News
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