The 101 meter long, 6275 dwt chemical tanker Tibil suffered an explosion while in the Marmara Sea off Tuzia, Turkey.  The vessel was travelling to Tuzia in ballast when there was an explosion in one of the tanks.  Four crewmen injured and one perished in the explosion.  The vessel suffered minor water ingress and developed a list.   All the crew evacuated, but two crew later returned to take part in salvage operations.   The vessel was reported to be later towed to a shipyard in Tuzia.

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