Oil tanker explodes on Chao Phraya river; 1 dead
published : 28 Mar 2022 at 09:12
writer: Gary Boyle
ORIGINAL SOURCE/WRITER: Online Reporters
An oil tanker exploded and caught fire on Sunday at the mouth of the Chao Phraya River, killing one crew member and injuring another.
The Boonwipa Rescue Volunteer unit reported the explosion of tanker Ampar 8 at 1.50pm while the ship was sailing past Phra Chulachomklao Fort of the Royal Thai Navy on its way to Bangkok.
The explosion was followed by a huge fire and billowing smoke at the front section of the ship. One crew member was killed and another injured, the volunteer unit said. Fourteen others were rescued.
Firefighting boats were dispatched to the scene to put out the fire.
The tanker belonged to Ayudhya Development Leasing Co and was transporting about 3 million litres of crude oil from Koh Sichang in Chon Buri province to a boat pier in Bangkok.
An investigation was underway to determine the cause of the explosion.
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- billow: to spread over a large area - ทำให้พอง
- crude oil (noun): oil that is still in its natural state (crude) before processed in a refinery and made into chemicals - น้ำมันดิบ
- determine: to officially find out or decide something - ตัดสินใจ ชี้ขาด
- dispatch (verb): to send someone or something somewhere - ส่งออกไป, ส่งคนออกไป
- explosion (noun): the sudden violent bursting and loud noise of something such as a bomb exploding; the act of deliberately causing something to explode - การระเบิด
- injured (adj): hurt in an accident, natural disaster, attack, etc. - ได้รับบาดเจ็บ
- mouth: mouth of a river, where a river flows into the sea -
- rescue: to save a person or animal from a dangerous or unpleasant situation - ช่วยชีวิต
- underway: happening - กำลังเกิดขึ้น
