LPG tanker lists, leaks ammonia following onboard blast at Russia's Ust-Luga Port

Russia's Ministry of Transport has reported that an explosion occurred on an LPG tanker during cargo operations at the Port of Ust-Luga on Sunday, July 6.

The blast on the Marshall Islands-flagged Eco Wizard also resulted in water ingress and a leakage of ammonia that transport officials described as "minor." The ship then gradually began to list to port, which then caused some of the leaked ammonia to spill into the surrounding waters.