Pemex Oil Tanker Listing After Fire Off Port of Veracruz in Gulf of Mexico UPI
go to original September 26, 2016

Massive fire engulfs oil tanker in Gulf of Mexico (RT)

In the latest in a string of accidents, a Mexican oil company said insurance companies are ready to act and investigators are on scene after a fuel tanker fire.

The state company known as Petroleos Mexicanos, or Pemex, reported a fire at its Burgos fuel tanker situated off the port of Veracruz was suppressed. Work is underway to level the vessel and investigators were on scene to determine the cause.

"Insurance companies are ready to act in the aforementioned time," the company said in a statement.

No injuries were reported among the 31 personnel on board the vessel, which had a double hull to prevent any release of material. Burgos was carrying a combined cargo of 150,000 barrels of fuel products.

Pemex said there was a minimum amount of fuels released, which it said was being contained by Mexican Navy vessels.

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Related: Dramatic Images Show Firefighters Battling Blaze Aboard Mexican Tanker (National Post)

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