An LNG regasification vessel crippled by an engine-room fire has been taken under tow to a Middle Eastern repair yard.
The Exmar-managed, 150,900-cbm Explorer (built 2008) is due to arrive, possibly in Dubai, in early July, says a spokesman for the company. The tug Ionian Fos is towing the vessel.
Exmar chief executive Nicolas Saverys gave fresh insight into incident. “We had a serious fire in the engine room.
