1964/1965
25,500 M3 Jules Verne
While loading LNG in Arzew, Algeria, lightning struck the forward vent riser
of the ship and ignited vapor, which was being routinely vented through the
ship venting system. Loading had been stopped when a thunderstorm broke
out near the terminal but the vapor generated by the loading process was being
released to the atmosphere. The shore return piping had not yet been in
operation. The flame was quickly extinguished by purging with nitrogen
through a connection