A Filipino crewman was killed and two seamen missing after several explosions rocked two ships in Tawau port in Malaysia's eastern Sabah state, the Bernama news agency said Monday.
Bernama said the explosions occurred early Sunday when fuel was being transferred from one ship to another.
Kuik Harris Anik, local police chief, said the body of Hassan Dayung, a 60-year-old Filipino national, was recovered from the ship "MV Lady of Fatima", registered in the Philippines.
"Investigations show that Hassan died of carbon monoxide poisoning," he said.
Kuik said the search for the other two missing crewmen -- Uban Tarji from the Filipino vessel and Bacho Tang, captain of the Indonesian ship -- was continuing.
Bernama said four other crewmen -- all foreign nationals -- were also injured.
The "MV Lady of Fatima" was carrying 160 barrels of petrol, 10 barrels of diesel and 10 barrels of kerosene, it said. The Indonesian ship was a diesel and petrol supplier -- KUALA LUMPUR (AFP)
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