An explosion has rocked a Hong Kong registered merchant ship in the Bay of Gibraltar, according to reports. The incident happened on Friday evening as the ship, a bulk carrier, entered British Gibraltar Territorial Waters. Four crew members have been injured.
Gibraltar is located on a major shipping route and is one of the largest fuelling ports in the Mediterranean.
The Bay of Gibraltar opens to the south into the Strait of Gibraltar and the Mediterranean Sea.
As yet there are no clues as to the cause of the explosion.
