Thursday, 29 April 2021 7:10 AM
[ Last Update: Thursday, 29 April 2021 7:10 AM ] Fishing boats are seen off the coast of Qingdao, Shandong Province, China, following an oil spill in the Yellow Sea caused by a collision between a tanker and another ship. (Photo by Reuters)
Around 400 tonnes of oil spilt into the Yellow Sea after a tanker collided with another ship off China s largest crude-receiving port earlier this week, maritime authorities said Thursday. The amount of oil spilt from the ship into the sea is about 400 tonnes, and the emergency disposal work is being carried out in an orderly manner, said Shandong Maritime Safety Administration in a social media post.
April 30, 2021
BEIJING (AFP) – Some 400 tonnes of oil spilt into the Yellow Sea after a tanker collided with another ship off China’s largest crude-receiving port earlier this week, maritime authorities said yesterday.
“The amount of oil spilt from the ship into the sea is about 400 tonnes, and the emergency disposal work is being carried out in an orderly manner,” said Shandong Maritime Safety Administration in a social media post.
“The collision incident has had no impact on ships entering and leaving Qingdao port.” It added that 12 decontamination vessels were deployed to clean up the oil spill, which took place around 75 kilometres off-shore from Qingdao port in northeast China.
Thursday, 29 April, 2021 - 06:15
A crude oil tanker is seen at Qingdao Port, Shandong province, China, April 21, 2019. REUTERS/Jason Lee Asharq Al-Awsat
Around 400 tons of oil spilt into the Yellow Sea after a tanker collided with another ship off China s largest crude-receiving port earlier this week, maritime authorities said Thursday. The amount of oil spilt from the ship into the sea is about 400 tons, and the emergency disposal work is being carried out in an orderly manner, said Shandong Maritime Safety Administration in a social media post. The collision incident has had no impact on ships entering and leaving Qingdao port.
Ship collision off Chinese port spilled at least 400 tons of crude 1 minute read
Beijing, Apr 29 (EFE).- At least 400 tons of oil were spilled into the Yellow Sea when a cargo ship collided with an oil tanker earlier this week in front of the important eastern Chinese port of Qingdao, officials said Thursday.
Sources from the Maritime Security Administration of Shandong province (in which Qingdao is located) told EFE that “according to preliminary statistics, 400 tons of oil leaked (into the sea)” from the crashed Liberian-flag tanker A Symphony following the Tuesday incident.
The spill has caused a stain 3 kilometers long and 600 kilometers wide, according to state newspaper Global Times, adding that the damaged tank contained 10,061 tons of crude, of which about 2,000 have been transferred to other vessels.