A grounded cargo ship has split in two and is leaking fuel oil a little more than two weeks after becoming stranded along the coast in northern Taiwan.
The vessel, owned by TS Lines, ran aground in rough weather near New Taipei City, Taiwan on March 10. All 21 crew members were rescued safely from the ship.
According to reports more than 100 workers are in the cleanup and containment effort of the oil slick from the vessel.
You may recall the scary video of a search and rescue helicopter that crashed over the bow of the ship during the initial response, killing the pilot and one other person. Three others walked away from the crash unharmed.
The salvage operation has focussed on the removal of fuel, however heavy weather has hampered pumping operations allowing for only six days of pumping.
The ship was carrying 447 tonnes of fuel and 617 containers when it ran aground. The Taiwanese Environmental Protection Administration reports there are still over 200 tonnes of fuel aboard the ship.
The fuel slick has already fouled more than a mile of coastline, according to media reports.
Containership Rips Apart Sparking Oil Spill
A video published by Freediver HD via YouTube shows a containership ripping apart and spilling oil, the event took place recently off of the coast of Taipei, Taiwan.
Around three shipping containers are shown on the seafront following an engine failure on a containership, which led to a major oil spillage.
These kinds of issues often occur as a result of a containership being over-loaded, which is in line with the need for the upcoming SOLAS container weighing rule.
From July 1, 2016 the container weighing rule is set to come into effect, in which shippers will be responsible for the weighing of containers before they are loaded onto a ship.
(Source: Freediver HD / YouTube)
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