Three crew members aboard a chemical tanker sailing in Tokyo Bay died of chemical poisoning Monday while cleaning a tank that had been carrying benzene, a Japan Coast Guard official said. The 263-ton Shuho Maru was traveling some 1.2 km east of Haneda airport when the coast guard received a message from the tanker just before 2 p.m. that one crew member had fallen down on the deck and the other two had collapsed inside the tank.
Green Marine
about 20 years ago
Benzene fumes overcome, kill three on chemical tanker in Tokyo Bay
Three crew members aboard a chemical tanker sailing in Tokyo Bay died of chemical poisoning Monday while cleaning a tank that had been carrying benzene, a Japan Coast Guard official said. The 263-ton Shuho Maru was traveling some 1.2 km east of Haneda airport when the coast guard received a message
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