(Corrects headline and paragraphs 1 and 3 after EU mission says that the tanker is loaded with liquefied petroleum gas not liquefied natural gas) * LPG tanker MV Falcon is on fire after explosion off Yemen's port of Aden * EU naval mission warns of risk of explosion since LPG carrier is fully loaded * So far 24 members rescued by merchant vessels, one on board and another one reported missing Oct 18 (Reuters) – The LPG-laden tanker MV Falcon was on fire and adrift on Saturday off the coast of Yemen, after it reported an explosion that forced members of its crew to abandon the vessel, the European Union's naval force Aspides said in a statement. The cause of the explosion was unclear, Aspides said, adding that 15% of the Cameroon-flagged vessel was on fire, according to initial indications.

See Full Page