The China Post
Date: January 1, 2017
By: CNA
TAIPEI — A Taiwanese fishing boat captain was severely injured and two crew members sustained minor
Firefighters put off a fire on a fishing boat after an explosion in Taitung on Saturday, Dec. 31. (CNA)
injuries on Saturday after their boat caught fire and exploded at Xingang Fishing Port (新港漁港) in eastern Taiwan’s Taitung County, apparently while refueling.
The 43-year-old captain of the Pingtung Donggang-registered Chin Ming Hsing (金明興) was pulled out of the water by fire department first responders, but initially found to have no heartbeat. After emergency resuscitation restored his breathing, the unconscious man was rushed to hospital, according to the authorities.
Two of the three migrant fishermen on board the vessel suffered minor injuries and were also treated at the hospital, while the third crewman was uninjured.
Police are still investigating the cause of the blast, but crew members said gas leaked when they were refueling the boat and may have caused the explosion. [FULL STORY]
