Indonesia’s Pertamina Says 2 Crew Killed After Fire on Tanker

Indonesia’s Pertamina Says 2 Crew Killed After Fire on Tanker
Pertamina tanker, MT Kristin, carrying fuel, catches fire on the coast of Mataram, West Nusa Tenggara province, Indonesia, on March 26, 2023. Antara Foto/Ahmad Subaidi/via Reuters
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JAKARTA—Two crew members have died and one is missing after a fire broke out on an oil tanker carrying fuel to terminals on the Indonesian islands of Bali and Lombok, the state energy company Pertamina said in a statement late on Sunday.

The chartered vessel, MT Kristin, had 17 crew on board and was carrying 5,900 kilolitres of fuel when the fire started at 2:50 p.m. local time (0650 GMT) on Sunday.