Pakistan’s return to the tanker demolition market has got off to a difficult start with a fire onboard a tanker at a Gadani facility.

Twenty people were on board a former Dr Peters VLCC when the incident occurred, according to local reports and the NGO Shipbreaking Platform. All are now believed to have been rescued.

The NGO Shipbreaking Platform, which was originally notified of the incident by TradeWinds earlier today, confirms the fire occurred on the 309,000-dwt ADA...