Update from onboard: First, despite the tragic loss, there has been some dispute taking place between the Port and the vessel. Allegedly, the Port were disputing that the vessel was alongside at the time of the explosion, thus indicating that the fatal accident occurred at sea rather than in the jurisdiction of the Port.
The Port's own website states the vessel was all fast alongside at 2312hrs 19/01.
Media reports state: - 1) The explosion happened in the engine room of the vessel at around 11.05pm.) 2) "Police and ambulance crews were called to the Trinity terminal at 11.45pm to reports one person had died during the incident." I am very dubious that it would have taken so long to inform the Port's own, & the County's, emergency services to attend UNLESS the vessel had yet to berth alongside & this would explain the delay in their physical attendance. Duty engineers/engine room crew, both in the boiler area and the Engine Control Room, would have been instantly aware of the severity of the incident, not least because of the explosion, and without doubt, the control room alarm & monitoring system would be ringing off the wall.
It is normal procedure for the C/E to be in attendance in the ER Control Room during vessel manoeuvres when entering or leaving a port.
A source informed me that the vessel had swung 180 degrees, as normal, and was about to proceed stern-first to berth 7, when the explosion occurred. Thus indicating that the vessel was 'at sea', not alongside. It is mystifying as to how the explosion occurred , but not the why - almost definitely, too much uncontrolled fuel in the boiler combustion area at the time of 'flashing up.' The boiler burner panel was blown completely from the boiler casing and allowed the searing heat of the burning fuel/air mixture to escape into the engine room, which, I suspect caused the fatality and the injury.