Tuesday, April 3, 2007

Ship Explosion In Australia Injures 4 Filipinos

(ABC News Online) - An investigation will be held into the cause of an explosion which injured four Filipino sailors on a ship off the Newcastle coast yesterday. Three of the men suffered serious burns to their arms and faces in what is believed to have been a boiler explosion on the ship Shirane.

A 51-year-old was flown to Sydney's Royal North Shore Hospital Burn Unit, while the others are being treated in Newcastle's John Hunter Hospital. The Port of Newcastle's Harbour Master says the cause of the incident is being investigated.

Note: Names of the injured Filipinos have not been identified. I don't know why.

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