Smoke arises from the oil tanker "Burgos" after it caught fire near the coast of Boca del Rio town, state of Veracruz, Mexico, on Sept. 24, 2016. The oil tanker transporting fuel for Mexican oil company Pemex caught fire on Saturday off the coast of the eastern state of Veracruz, although no casualties have been reported. (Xinhua/Str)
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Pemex oil tanker on fire off coast of eastern Mexico
MEXICO CITY, Sept. 24 (Xinhua) -- An oil tanker transporting fuel for Mexican oil company, Pemex, caught fire on Saturday off the coast of the eastern state of Veracruz, although no casualties have been reported.
Pemex broke the news on its official Twitter account, saying the ship named Burgos was off the town of Boca del Rio, near the port of Veracruz in the Gulf of Mexico. Full story