Chemical tanker GULF PETROLEUM 4, undergoing maintenance repairs at Tuzla Turkey, suffered an explosion and leak of carbon dioxide from one of the cylinders, on the morning of May 6. Five or four people were poisoned by gas, understood at least four of them are crew members.
Oil/Chemical Tanker GULF PETROLEUM 4 is currently located at BSEA – Marmara Sea at position 40° 50′ 48.6″ N, 029° 17′ 25.7″ E as reported by MarineTraffic Terrestrial Automatic Identification System on 2022-05-06 20:33 UTC (28 minutes ago)
The wind in this area at that time blows from Northeast direction at force 3 Beaufort.
The vessel is currently at port TUZLA, TR after a voyage of 6 minutes originating from port KHOMS, LY.
GULF PETROLEUM 4 (IMO: 9439345) is an Oil/Chemical Tanker that was built in 2009 (13 years ago) and is sailing under the flag of Liberia.
Its carrying capacity is 13006 t DWT and her current draught is reported to be 6.1 meters. Her length overall (LOA) is 129 meters and her width is 23 meters.
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