Topic

Welding

Every Vessel Hunter story on Welding: 1 story, the latest on 24 August 2026. Newest: "One Worker Dies in Tanker Fire at Kanasashi Shipyard in Shizuoka". Each story links to the ships and ports it names, so a name in the text opens the record behind it.

Workers carrying out repairs on a hull in a shipyard

IncidentAug 24, 2026

One Worker Dies in Tanker Fire at Kanasashi Shipyard in Shizuoka

A man in his 40s died and nine were hospitalised after fire broke out inside a 955-tonne tanker at Kanasashi Heavy Industries in Shizuoka, with welding work under investigation.

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