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A seafarer was injured after being exposed to hot gases aboard the vessel IOL Sapphire while it was undergoing repairs in Kollam Port, India.
Vessel OIL SAPPHIRE, image credit: Daisuke NIMURA
The incident occurred at around 1:20 pm local time on 12 August during repair work. The seafarer was identified as the third engineer who suffered burn injuries on face and abdomen after being exposed to hot gases from an air vent on deck. Coastal Police patrol vessels promptly arrived on the scene and the seafarer was rushed to hospital.
The St Kitts and Nevis-flagged IOL Sapphire had departed from Kakinada Port, India, bound for Guinea in Africa when it developed faults in two of its generators. The vessel then anchored at Kollam Port on 23 June for repairs. The accident occurred while the repair work was under way.
The IOL Sapphire is a 2009-built bulk carrier. It has a length of 90.7 metres, a beam of 14.6 metres, and a gross tonnage of 2,618.
