That is what I would expect considering the time period and nationality of your story. But, the material that exploded in that one port was there because a Russian businessman abandoned his crew. It is sad, shows there is some deterioration of social fabric in Russia. The good news is the legal system of their home country is functioning enough they were not punished for it.

If you have crew from the middle east it is possible they will be tried in a kangaroo court for some weird theft charges related to abandoning the ship.