Indonesian shipyard workers hospitalised as blaze erupts on Waruna aframax tanker

A fire has erupted onboard a Waruna Nusa Sentana aframax tanker dry docked in Belawan, Indonesia.

Indonesian coastguard officials said on Monday afternoon that 22 shipyard workers were injured in the fire and taken to hospital.

The blaze erupted onboard the 105,100-dwt Jag Leela (built 1999) around 8am local time on Monday morning (01:00 GMT).

The ship was dry-docked at Waruna’s own shipyard in Belawan.