# Tanker explosion Thailand

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**Category:** Marine Incidents\
**Created:** [January 17, 2023, 4:49pm UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/tanker-explosion-thailand/65182 "2023-01-17T16:49:00Z")\
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**Author:** ![Hornblower](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/ecccb3/32.png) [@Hornblower](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/Hornblower)\
**Post date:** [January 17, 2023, 4:49pm UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/tanker-explosion-thailand/65182/1 "2023-01-17T16:49:00Z")

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[Moment oil tanker explodes in Thailand, killing at least one (msn.com)](https://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/world/moment-oil-tanker-explodes-in-thailand-killing-at-least-one/ar-AA16rsLc?ocid=msedgntp&cvid=c504b62a7e83428a9c0da907b59379b1)

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**Author:** ![New3M](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.gcaptain.com/new3m/32/394_2.png) [@New3M](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/New3M)\
**Post date:** [January 17, 2023, 7:35pm UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/tanker-explosion-thailand/65182/2 "2023-01-17T19:35:15Z")

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Well that’s horrible.

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**Author:** ![ombugge](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.gcaptain.com/ombugge/32/11217_2.png) [@ombugge](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/ombugge)\
**Post date:** [January 17, 2023, 8:37pm UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/tanker-explosion-thailand/65182/3 "2023-01-17T20:37:28Z")

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Bangkok Post article:

> **[Tanker explodes, 1 dead, 4 hurt, others missing](https://www.bangkokpost.com/thailand/general/2484520/tanker-explodes-dock-workers-missing)**
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> SAMUT SONGKHRAM: One dock worker was confirmed killed and four others injured by an explosion and fire aboard an oil tanker moored for maintenance at a dockyard on the Mae Klong river in Muang district on Tuesday morning.

Not an old vessel.

## VESSEL PARTICULARS

| IMO number | 9870991 |
| --- | --- |
| Vessel Name | SMOOTH SEA 22 |
| Ship type | Oil Products Tanker |
| Flag | Thailand |
| Homeport | - |
| Gross Tonnage | 2998 |
| Summer Deadweight (t) | 6500 |
| Length Overall (m) | 114 |
| Beam (m) | 18 |
| Draught (m) | - |
| Year of Built | 2018 |
| Source: [Vesselfinder.com](http://Vesselfinder.com) | |

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**Author:** ![ombugge](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.gcaptain.com/ombugge/32/11217_2.png) [@ombugge](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/ombugge)\
**Post date:** [January 22, 2023, 12:47pm UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/tanker-explosion-thailand/65182/4 "2023-01-22T12:47:20Z")

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At least three people died and 10 were injured when an oil tanker exploded on Tuesday in central Thailand’s Samut Songkhram province. Four fire trucks and other rescue vehicles raced to the scene. The authorities suspect that the tanker was not fully emptied of fuel or thoroughly cleaned, which caused the explosion.

[![](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/uploads/gcaptain_maritime_forum/original/3X/b/c/bc658bc8971ee6312d2a477206d65f1305909163.jpeg "Oil tanker explosion in Thailand kills 3, injures 10") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rw-ep-t5cOI)