A Suezmax tanker collides with a bulk carrier near Qingdao, causing an oil spill, reports Platts.
What happened?
A laden Suezmax tanker collided with a dry bulk carrier April 27 near China’s Qingdao port, damaging its hull and resulting in an oil spill in the Yellow Sea.
According to sources, the collision happened at around 08,50 hrs local time, April 27.
Oil Spill
“Oil has been spilled into the sea, hard to determine the amount, and it’s difficult to predict how long it will [take to] be cleared,” said a source at Qingdao port.
Chinese agency said that local oil spill response teams have been deployed to contain the oil spill and begin clean up operations.
According to shipping industry sources, Qingdao port has already instructed other ships to stay at least 10 nautical miles away from A Symphony because of the oil spill. All crewmembers of the 150,500 dwt tanker have been reported safe.
Reports of the A Symphony #Suezmax having a breach of double hull outside Qingdao. Info is circulating fast so checking the validity. #oil #oott #shipping #freight pic.twitter.com/MZZN2TDNmd
— Suezmax Daily (@suezmaxdaily) April 27, 2021
Playback video of this morning’s incident, showing the cargo vessel Sea Justice colliding with the fully laden tanker A Symphony off the coast of Qingdao, China. pic.twitter.com/tB0Lkw8zAH
— MarineTraffic (@MarineTraffic) April 27, 2021
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Source: Platts
