Explosion aboard oil tanker located east of Hong Kong leaves 1 dead and 6 injured, reports say

• An explosion occurred aboard an oil tanker in waters east of Hong Kong, reports said.
•  The incident left at least 1 dead and 6 injured, per South China Morning Post.
• It happened on the vessel "Chuang Yi", per the report.

An explosion aboard an oil tanker east of Hong Kong has reportedly killed one person and left six injured on Saturday, South China Morning Post reported.

The Government Flying Service was notified of the incident at around 4 pm, 300km east of Hong Kong. 

After contacting the service, the Hong Kong Maritime Rescue Coordination Center sent two helicopters and a fixed-wing aircraft to the site, according to the report. 

This is a developing story.