East-Wind-Ii

An explosion aboard the 'East Wind II', which had docked around the Liwatoni area at the Mombasa port on Dec 26, 2023, was likely caused by an electrical failure. The vessel was laying alongside a privately owned African Marine General Engineering Company (AMGECO) ship repair yard when the incident occurred. The KPA harbour tug 'Simbha III', which was equipped with firefighting capability, contained the fire by 12.35p.m., nearly one hour after the incident was reported by the master of the tanker to the KPA control tower. The instant response by the tug and fire brigade on the shore side limited the damage, while the incident resulted in one minor head injury to a crew member, who was on deck watch and was rushed to the hospital in stable condition. The 'East Wind II' had offloaded fuel in Zanzibar before transiting through the port. The fire brigade continued to monitor the situation where they left at around 2.50 p.m., after confirming the situation was normalised and safe.