PHOTOS: Japanese Oil Tanker Explodes
May 29, 2014
In this photo released by Japan's 5th Regional Coast Guard, clouds of black smoke billow from Shoko Maru, a 998-ton Japanese oil tanker, after it exploded off the southwest coast near Himeji port, western Japan, Thursday, May 29, 2014. One of the eight people aboard is missing and the other seven were injured, according to the coast guard. (AP Photo/Japan's 5th Regional Coast Guard) ( Japan Tanker Explosion )
This handout picture taken and released by Japan's Coast Guard on May 29, 2014 shows a Coast Guard boat (L) fighting a fire onboard the 998 ton oil tanker Shoko-Maru (R) off the coast of Hyogo prefecture, around 450 kilometers (280 miles) west of Tokyo. Japan's coastguard was rushing on May 29 to deal with an explosion and subsequent fire aboard a tanker off the country's coast, officials and the prime minister said. AFP PHOTO / JAPAN COAST GUARD/AFP/Getty Images ( 530208616 )
This picture shows the 998 ton oil tanker Shoko-Maru (C) listing off the coast of Hyogo prefecture, around 450 kilometers (280 miles) west of Tokyo on May 29, 2014. A 998 ton oil tanker was listing off the Japanese coast on May 29 after an explosion and subsequent fire that sent towering columns of acrid smoke into the sky. AFP PHOTO / JIJI PRESS /AFP/Getty Images ( 530207117 )
Black smoke rises from Shoko Maru, a 998-ton tanker, after it exploded in waters off Himeji port, western Japan, Thursday morning, May 29, 2014. Japan Coast Guard said the Japanese oil tanker exploded Thursday, leaving one of the eight people aboard missing. (AP Photo/Kyodo News) ( Japan Tanker Explosion )
This picture shows the 998 ton oil tanker Shoko-Maru (L) listing off the coast of Hyogo prefecture, around 450 kilometers (280 miles) west of Tokyo on May 29, 2014. A 998 ton oil tanker was listing off the Japanese coast on May 29 after an explosion and subsequent fire that sent towering columns of acrid smoke into the sky. AFP PHOTO / JIJI PRESS /AFP/Getty Images ( 530207890 )
This handout picture taken and released by Japan's Coast Guard on May 29, 2014 shows the 998 ton oil tanker listing off the coast of Hyogo prefecture, around 450 kilometers (280 miles) west of Tokyo. Japan's coastguard was rushing on May 29 to deal with an explosion and subsequent fire aboard a tanker off the country's coast, officials and the prime minister said. AFP PHOTO / JAPAN COAST GUARD/AFP/Getty Images ( 530208613 )
The Shoko Maru, a 998-ton tanker, gutted by fire tilts after it exploded in waters off Himeji port, western Japan, Thursday, May 29, 2014. Japan Coast Guard said the Japanese oil tanker exploded Thursday, leaving one of the eight people aboard missing. (AP Photo/Kyodo News) ( Japan Tanker Explosion )
The Shoko Maru, a 998-ton tanker, sinks after it exploded in waters off Himeji port, western Japan, Thursday, May 29, 2014. Japan Coast Guard said the Japanese oil tanker exploded Thursday, leaving one of the eight people aboard missing. (AP Photo/Kyodo News) ( Japan Tanker Explosion )
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