SEOUL, Sept 28 (Reuters) - A fire onboard two oil tankers
that injured nine sailors at a South Korean port has been put
out, the Yonhap news agency said on Saturday.
An explosion occurred on the Stolt Groenland, a
25,000-tonne, Cayman Island-flagged oil tanker, at the southern
port of Ulsan at around 10:50 a.m. (0150 GMT), Yonhap reported,
citing the Coast Guard. There were 25 sailors aboard, including
Russians and Filipinos, Yonhap said.
The fire spread to another unspecified oil tanker docked
nearby, it said.
All of the sailors on the Stolt Groenland and another 21
aboard the other ship were rescued, Yonhap said. Nine sailors
were wounded including one in critical condition, the report
said, without specifying what ship they were on.
The Coast Guard is investigating the cause of the incident
and police have blocked traffic in the area in case of a further
blast, Yonhap said.