Tanker ship caught on fire off Indonesia's Lombok island


JAKARTA, March 26 (dpa): A tanker ship caught on fire off the coast of Indonesia’s West Nusa Tenggara province on Sunday, local media reported.

According to news broadcaster Kompas TV, the tanker is believed to belong to state-owned energy company Pertamina, as the vessel caught fire just off the coast of Pertamina’s oil depot in Ampenan, a city on the island of Lombok.

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