Name OMI Charger Ordered December 15, 1969 Launched 15 December 1969 Draft 15 m | Operator OMI Corporation Class and type Steel hull oil tanker Length 192 m | |
Builder Bethlehem Steel Corporation Fate Sank in Galveston, Texas on October 9, 1993 | ||
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The OMI Charger was a single-hulled oil tanker built in 1969 and used by the OMI Corporation.
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Disaster
On October 9, 1993 while the tanker was anchored at Boliver Roads near Galveston, Texas, work began on sealing a previously discovered leak in a cargo tank. When a crew member lit an arc welder inside a tank, it ignited gasoline vapors, causing a tremendous explosion which killed three crew members and injured seven. The subsequent fire burned for five hours, and the ship was a total loss.
A US Coast Guard investigation determined that the cargo tank had been improperly cleared and insufficiently tested prior to the incident.
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