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Gas leak caused explosion
Investigations of the cause of the fatal accident of the "Al Deebel", which was hit by a violent explosion off the coast of Ras Laffan at Doha in Qatar on Apr 27, found out that the reason was probably a gas leak. However, it was not determined what ignited the gas. The bodies of four Indonesian crew members who perished in the explosion returned Jakarta on Java with a flight from Qatar Airlines and brought to their respective home towns. The body of the ship's master was flown home on May 13. Also the dead Indian crew members have been flown home. The costs were covered by the tug owner Nakilat Svitzer.
Victims of tug fire returned home - fire triggered by butane torch
The bodies of four Indonesians that died in the fire in Qatar aboard the "Al Deebel" were expected to arrive in Jakarta in the night of May 9. They arrived at Soekarno-Hatta International Airport in Tangerang on May 8 on board a Qatar Airways flight. The Foreign Ministry directly handed over the remains to their families before they were brought to each of their home towns. The tug owner Nakilat Svitzer will cover all related costs. Nakilat Svitzer is a contractor for oil and gas firm Qatar Petroleum. The tug fire according to investigations was triggered by an explosion due to a butane torch. The incident took place 26 miles off Ras Laffan coast in Doha, on Apr 27.
Seven dead in severe explosion
Seven people have been killed in a violent gas explosion which hit the "Al Deebel" on May 1, 2012, at 5 p.m. LT in the large Ras Laffan oil and gas field off Qatar. Six of the killed were crew members, the seventh victim worked for a local oil company. Four of the dead crew members were Indonesian nationals, one an Indian citizen, the remainder were British. The circumstances surrounding the explosion have not yet been elucidated. There were a total of 12 people - 10 crew members and two subcontractors - on board the "Al Deebel". The Tug had sailed out to conduct maintenance work on a so-called SPM buoy (Single-Point Mooring), from which liquid gas is pumped into LNG tankers. The tug was located in the immediate vicinity of the buoy when the explosion occurred. Besides the seven killed, four en were slightly injured, only one escaped unhurt. Despite the dramatic explosion and the following fire on board the ship the tug could be kept afloat and has now been towed to port for inspections. Svitzer has sent several experts to Qatar. They are working closely together with local authorities to determine the cause of the accident.
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