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Two crew members suffered burns in explosion
In the late evening of Aug 18, 2016, an explosion occurred in the engine room of the "Weichselstern" which was anchored on New Weser Roads. The 52 year old Latvian 2nd engineer and the 31 year old 3. engineer of Ukrainian nationality were seriously injured. They suffered substantial burns. Both were taken off with a rescue helicopter and flown to a hospital in Hamburg. The tanker did not suffer major damage. The Water Police in Wilhelmshaven has launced an investigation into the accident.
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