Six people have died, four are injured and two are still missing after a blast onboard a gas tanker at a Greek shipyard.

Fire ripped through the Magnus Carriers-operated tanker at the Perama shipyard west of Athens late yesterday.



Rescue workers are still searching the 5,667-cbm Friendshipgas (built 1981) for further casualties, the Merchant Marine Ministry says.



A spokesperson for the Ministry told TradeWinds: “There was an explosion in the ship tank yesterday afternoon and people could see a great deal of smoke coming from the vessel.



“Four