Deadly explosion off Nigeria points to threat posed by aging oil ships around the world
Associated PressOKITIPUPA, Nigeria — It was the dead of night when the ship caught fire, Patrick Aganyebi remembers, but the flames made it seem as bright as day. Patrick Aganyebi, a maintenance operator aboard the Trinity Spirit oil ship, holds up his ID card in his home in Igbokoda, Nigeria, on Tuesday, Sept. 6, 2022. The Trinity Spirit’s explosion in February of last year stands among the deadliest tragedies on an oil ship or platform in recent years. Pius Orofin, a deck operator aboard the Trinity Spirit oil ship, left, and Patrick Aganyebi, a maintenance operator, sit for an interview in Okitipupa, Nigeria, on Monday, Sept. 5, 2022. This combination of photos provided by Pius Orofin, a deck operator aboard the Trinity Spirit oil ship, shows rusted areas of the ship moored 15 miles off the coast of Nigeria, in November 2021.
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