LABUAN: A crewman was killed and four others are missing after a fire raged for 18 hours onboard the MV Bunga Alpinia 3 tanker at the Petronas methanol jetty at Pulau Enoe here.
The tanker, MV Bunga Alpinia 3, is believed to have been struck by lightning during a thunderstorm as it was being loaded with methanol at about 2.30am yesterday.
Firemen and personnel from the Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency were continuing their search for the four who were believed to have jumped off the tanker after the fire triggered multiple explosions.
The tanker, MV Bunga Alpinia 3, is believed to have been struck by lightning during a thunderstorm as it was being loaded with methanol at about 2.30am yesterday.
Firemen and personnel from the Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency were continuing their search for the four who were believed to have jumped off the tanker after the fire triggered multiple explosions.
