Taiwan container ship beached oil spill

On March 10, a ship named “de Xiang, Taipei” was the container ship ran aground in new Taipei City shimen coast. After 2 weeks of rain, the hull, in the early morning of March 25, broke into two pieces, oil continue to leak. It is reported that “dexiang Taipei” in addition to 305 tons of oil out of the cabin, carrying more than 100 tonnes of dangerous and harmful chemicals. At present, the local has organized clean up oil pollution off the coast, and to transfer high-risk hazardous chemicals on the ship as soon as possible.

On March 10, a ship named “de Xiang, Taipei” was the container ship ran aground in new Taipei City shimen coast. After 2 weeks of rain, the hull, in the early morning of March 25, broke into two pieces, oil continue to leak. It is reported that “dexiang Taipei” in addition to 305 tons of oil out of the cabin, carrying more than 100 tonnes of dangerous and harmful chemicals. At present, the local has organized clean up oil pollution off the coast, and to transfer high-risk hazardous chemicals on the ship as soon as possible. On March 29, staff on site cleanup. Truong Quoc Tuan Xinhua photo

On March 29, Truong Quoc Tuan staff on site cleanup Xinhua photo The mentally handicapped man in Shandong province

Photo was taken on March 29 of “dexiang Taipei” container ship. Truong Quoc Tuan Xinhua photo (Xinhua News Agency)