Bitumen tanker XANTE interrupted her voyage in the morning May 18 in Arabian sea, and called Kochi anchorage, India, to medevac 2 crew of Indian nationality, who were badly burned in a working accident in engine room. Indian Coast Guard ship with paramedics team performed medevac, both seamen were transferred to hospital. Tanker resumed voyage in the afternoon May 18, she’s en route from UAE to Chennai, India, Bay of Bengal.
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