Oil Container Vessel Rescued near Shanghai

A foreign container vessel carrying 106 tonnes of oil was successfully tugged to a local shipyard for repairs after being stranded for 15 days near Shanghai.

The Antigua and Barbuda-registered vessel was rescue by the Shanghai Ministry of Transport and all 12 crew members were rescued and are in good health, according to a command officer.

The ship was on its way to Shanghai from Busan, the Republic of Korea. It got straned off an island in northern Zhoushan on Nov. 30 after gale-force winds caused damage to a compartment, resulting in water entering the hull.

During the rescue, the Shanghai bureau placed containment booms around the cargo ship to prevent possible oil slicks, and started cleaning up the oil on the ship. No oil slick has been reported so far.

The vessel was towed to a nearby anchorage last week to shelter from strong winds before being brought to the shipyard.

(china.org.cn, Edited by Topco)