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Two seriously injured in explosion on ship in Foynes Port

  • Two crew members were seriously injured in an explosion aboard the chemical tanker Bow Hercules docked at Foynes Port on the evening of June 24, 2025.
  • The incident occurred shortly before 7 p.m. during routine maintenance and involved a gas cylinder explosion near the vessel's lifeboat area, prompting a major emergency response.
  • Emergency services including Gardaí, fire and rescue, HSE paramedics, and an air ambulance attended the scene, with one casualty flown to Cork University Hospital and the other transported by road ambulance.
  • The Bow Hercules is a 182.73-meter-long, 32-meter-wide, 26,364-tonne Norwegian-flagged oil and chemical tanker built in 2017, currently undergoing safety checks while the port has stabilized the situation.
  • Authorities are investigating the explosion's cause, operations at Shannon Foynes Port were suspended but are due to resume tonight, and the matter on board the ship has been made safe.
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World News broke the news in United States on Tuesday, June 24, 2025.
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