SCF tanker explosion, fire, but reportedly, nothing serious happened

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Product tanker NS POINT according to unconfirmed information suffered explosion in engine room, followed by fire, in Baltic sea in Latvian responsibility zone, early in the morning Mar 19. Latest AIS recorded some 13 hours ago, no AIS since around 0600 UTC, tanker at that time was halfway between Swedish and Polish coasts, sailing NE at some 13 knots, destination Vysotsk Russia, Gulf of Finland, ETA Mar 20.
UPDATE 1215 UTC: Reportedly nothing serious happened.
Product tanker NS POINT, IMO 9329655, dwt 40149, built 2008, flag Liberia, owner SCF Russia.

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My name is Mikhail Voytenko, I’m Russian, professional merchant marine navigator, by education and former experience. I own and run Maritime Bulletin website for more than 10 years. I've been involved in solving a number of piracy hijack cases, including the hijack of ro-ro FAINA, loaded with tanks. It was me who made public, and unravel, freighter ARCTIC SEA mystery. I've been also closely involved in a number of maritime disaster, one of them being MSC FLAMINIA major fire.