BERLIN — A fire broke out aboard a small oil tanker off Germany on Friday, and seven crew were rescued from the burning vessel in the Baltic Sea, emergency services said.
Eyewitnesses reported a loud explosion around 9:15 a.m. local time (0715 GMT), said local newspaper Ostseezeitung, and dark smoke was seen billowing from the ship, which the report said is used to resupply vessels at sea with fuel.