Oil Vessel Break In South Korea
Tuesday, March 18th, 2008Posted eddyra by on Offshore
A crane-carrying vessel collided with an oil tanker off of South Korea’s west coast on 07/12/2007 , causing more than 66,000 barrels of crude oil to spill in what was believed to be South Korea’s largest offshore oil leak.

Officials at the Maritime and Fisheries Ministry, citing Coast Guard reports, initially said about 110,000 barrels had leaked from the Hong Kong-registered tanker. But the Coast Guard later said additional information indicated the amount was significantly lower - about 66,043 barrels.
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