A Chinese tank ship spilled oil after it collided with a foreign
flag container vessel off Dalian port in northeast China's Liaoning
Province on Saturday morning. No casualty is reported.
The accident occurred at 11:30 AM about five nautical miles
from Dalian's Xingang (New Port), according to the Liaoning
provincial maritime rescue center.
The center organized emergency rescue work immediately and sent
vessels to clean the polluted areas. The rescue operation is still
going on.
The cause of the accident is being investigated.
(Xinhua News Agency July 3, 2005)