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KMTC boxship struck by chemical blaze sent for demo
Korea Maritime Transport Co (KMTC) has sold a 21-year-old feeder ship for scrap that was involved in a spectacular fire while calling at Laem Chabang port in Thailand on May 25.
Best Oasis is understood to have paid $425 per ldt for the fire ravaged 1,585 teu KMTC Hongkong, in a deal that also comes with 390 tonnes of bunkers.
The fire, resulting from non-declared highly flammable toxic chemicals including calcium hypochlorite carried by the ship, led to noxious smoke and acidic ash raining down on nearby villages. Over 200 people were hospitalised due to contact with toxic substances from the blaze.