Explosion Gibraltar

[Fred Vloo]

GIBRALTAR, May 31, 2011 (AFP) - An explosion and fire, apparently  in an oil tank close to a cruise ship, shook the port of the British territory  of Gibraltar on Tuesday, witnesses said.

Source: AFP

       

[Phil English]

The cruise ship is the Independence of the Seas, which arrived at Gibraltar from Southampton this morning.
http://www.shipspotting.com/gallery/photo.php?lid=1323188
Brgds
Phil

[Emiliyan]

Hello All,
We arrived Algeciras two hours ago and over whole Gibraltar Bay had black dark smoke from this Shell tanks and we can see from few miles the water jets and the flames. It's really big fire!
BRGS

[Xaime Est]

There is a complete picture gallery of the accident and its consecuences in www.fotosdebarcos.com board, but the comments are in Spanish.
http://www.fotosdebarcos.org/viewtopic.php?t=28127

Rgds