Guangdong shipwreck fears dissipate with oil belt
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Fears of leaking fuel or sulphuric acid from a shipwreck in waters off Guangdong Province have eased, after local authorities reported Friday that an oil belt discovered near the site has cleared.
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| Kenos Athena, a vessel from the South Korea loaded with 7,000 tonnes of sulfuric acid and 140 tonnes of residual fuel oil, was wrecked in water adjacent to Zhelang Island on March 13. |
No leakage of fuel or concentrated sulfuric acid was detected in the area, according to a statement released by the Office of the Shanwei City Committee of the Communist Party of China.
By Friday morning, the oil belt had passed, it said.
The ship had 140 tonnes of fuel in its tank when it sank, and if that had leaked, there would have been a continuous oil belt, said Li Li, an official with the maritime office of Guangdong Province.
The Republic-of-Korea-registered Kenosathena was loaded with 7,000 tonnes of concentrated sulfuric acid when it sank after water entered its ballast tank in waters 4.1 nautical miles (7.6 km) off Shanwei city at 4:30 p.m. Tuesday.
All 18 crew members -- including 10 from Myanmar, four from Indonesia and four from the Republic of Korea -- were rescued.
The ship salvage plan is being established, and the cause of the accident is being investigated.
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