According to the Chinese media reports, the Beihai Rescue Bureau of the Ministry of Transport received a notification from the Shandong Provincial Maritime Search and Rescue Center that an explosion occurred on an empty oil tanker in the Rizhao sea area.
As informed, there were 17 people on board the tanker when the blast occurred who were trapped on the vessel. After receiving the report, the Beihai Rescue Bureau dispatched the “Beihai Rescue 115” ship to the scene.
