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Sea Moon to be inspected after explosion

The "Sea Moon" remained anchored 1.5 miles east of St David’s Lighthouse where she was awaiting inspection. following the explosion 140 miles SW of Bermuda on Sep 28 at 3:05 p.m. The "Sea Moon" had been en route from New Orleans to Karachi, Pakistan with a cargo of coal. An inspection of the hold indicated that there was no fire, the cargo was stable and there was no damage to the ship's hull. The "Sea Moon" arrived off the east end of Bermuda on Sep 29 at 2:45 a.m. Report with photo: http://bernews.com/2012/09/man-brought-to-bermuda-after-ship-explosion/

One crew member medevaced after explosion in cargo hold

A Filipino crewmember of the "Sea Moon" was rushed to hospital with burns this morning after a cargo explosion on board the ship. The "Sea Moon" was en route to Karachi from New Orleans with a cargo of coal when it called in via satellite at Sep 28, 2012, at 3:05 p.m. The ship was reporting an explosion in a cargo hold resulting in the loss of a crew member overboard in a position 140 miles southwest of Bermuda. The fast rescue boat had been lowered into the water and the crew member was recovered. He suffered full body burns, and the ship was diverting to Bermuda for medical evacuation. An inspection of the hold indicated that there was no fire, the cargo was stable and there was no damage to the ships’ hull. The "Sea Moon" arrived into St David’s at 2:45 a.m. in the morning of Sep 29, and local authorities boarded the ship with a doctor. A stretcher was put on a pilot boat for the injured man and he was taken to Ordnance Island where an ambulance was waiting to take him to hospital. The ship remained at anchor 1.5 miles east of St David’s Lighthouse where she will remain until company representatives and surveyors have inspected her.