Experts have downplayed fears of a catastrophic explosion on board a damaged bulker carrying ammonium nitrate.
This is despite the 20,000-tonne cargo having an explosive power equal to that of the atomic bomb dropped by US forces on Hiroshima in Japan during World War II.
The Dubai-controlled 37,000-dwt Ruby has been rejected by Norway and Lithuania as it seeks refuge for repairs after being damaged in a storm en route from Russia.
