On Monday, January 8, an engineer working on a Turkish-controlled product tanker was killed in an engine room explosion. ship, MT TalkThe ship was sailing in the Mediterranean Sea at the time, and the shipping company has promised an investigation to determine the cause of the explosion.
Istanbul-based Besiktas Shipping Company reported that there was a boiler explosion in the ship’s engine room. Talk (13,200 dwt), a Maltese-flagged tanker en route to Italy. They report that the second engineer is Mehmet Alta. A Turkish man was seriously injured in an explosion. He died shortly after the accident and before medical aid could reach the ship.
Besiktas reported that the Italian Port Authority and Coast Guard, Ankara MRCC, and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Turkiye were all contacted. The ship was cooperating with authorities to arrange for immediate medical evacuation of the injured crew members. However, Italian authorities called off the helicopter evacuation after being informed that the engineer had died from his injuries.
The product tanker was built in 2010, acquired in 2020 and placed under the control of Besiktas, and operated in the Mediterranean and Black Sea. Her total length is 419 feet (128 meters) and she has 14 tanks.
Records show the ship had just completed what RINA called an “extended inspection” in late December while in port in Greece. The data shows that no issues were identified and no defects were noted on the vessel. She departed Greece a few days later, on 2 January, and briefly stopped at an anchorage in Malta on 5 January.
After the explosion, authorities initially instructed the ship to continue its route to Genoa, where it was scheduled to arrive on January 11, but the ship’s AIS signals now indicate it is heading to Naples, where it will arrive tonight. There is.
The city of Besiktas said it was deeply saddened by the death of his colleague and was cooperating with authorities to determine the cause of the explosion. Furthermore, following the investigation by the Italian authorities, the company reported that it had arranged an investigation by an international specialized agency to analyze the incident.
The shipping company indicates on its website that it has more than 60 years of experience in ship management. The current fleet is shown as her 34 vessels, most of which are product tankers, but also two bulk carriers and two crude oil tankers. It also manages container ships and ethylene ships. The company works with leading charter operators in the crude oil, products, chemicals, gas, container and dry bulk transportation sectors.