Cargo ship leaks fuel oil into sea off Guangdong
By Li Qian |
March 16, 2012, Friday
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FUEL oil has leaked into the offshore waters of southern China's Guangdong Province after a South Korean cargo ship loaded with 140 tons of residual fuel oil and 7,000 tons of sulfuric acid was wrecked there on Tuesday, China's State Oceanic Administration said yesterday.
The monitoring showed a reddish-brown oil belt of some five to six square kilometers floating on the southwestern part of the wrecked site, according to the announcement.
The administration said it still needs time to see whether the sulfuric acid was also leaked, the statement said.
The incident occurred around 5pm Tuesday when the cargo vessel Kenos Athena was cruising near the Zhelang peninsula. Preliminary investigation showed that the water in the ballast tank caused the vessel to tilt and sink, it said.
Four observation stations were set up in nearby waters to test the water's pH. The test results of the three stations were a little below 8.0, lower than the pH of 8.15 tested in November 2010. But it was not clear whether the inconsistency was caused by the ship's sulfuric acid leak, it said.
The SOA will continue to monitor the offshore waters and analyze the seawater samples, it said. On Wednesday, a maritime-monitoring plane and monitoring ship were sent to the site to assist in the monitoring, it said.
The monitoring showed a reddish-brown oil belt of some five to six square kilometers floating on the southwestern part of the wrecked site, according to the announcement.
The administration said it still needs time to see whether the sulfuric acid was also leaked, the statement said.
The incident occurred around 5pm Tuesday when the cargo vessel Kenos Athena was cruising near the Zhelang peninsula. Preliminary investigation showed that the water in the ballast tank caused the vessel to tilt and sink, it said.
Four observation stations were set up in nearby waters to test the water's pH. The test results of the three stations were a little below 8.0, lower than the pH of 8.15 tested in November 2010. But it was not clear whether the inconsistency was caused by the ship's sulfuric acid leak, it said.
The SOA will continue to monitor the offshore waters and analyze the seawater samples, it said. On Wednesday, a maritime-monitoring plane and monitoring ship were sent to the site to assist in the monitoring, it said.
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