Two shipyard workers have been injured in a tanker explosion in Indonesia.

The blast occurred on the 7,900-dwt Success Energy XXXII (built 1996) in Sungai Raya on Wednesday, the Kumparan website said.

Welding work was taking place at the time, the report said.

The two men suffered serious burns.

Police are investigating the incident.

The ship is listed as operated by Sukses Osean Khatulistiwa Line of Jakarta.