1000 vessels help clean up China oil spill
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Pastor Dale Morgan
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1000 vessels help clean up China oil spill
* From: AFP
* July 19, 2010 8:26PM
AUTHORITIES in northeastern China have mobilised 1000 vessels to help clean up an oil spill in the Yellow Sea caused by a weekend pipeline explosion and fire.
Dozens of oil-skimming vessels were working to remove the slick off the port city of Dalian following Friday night's accident which spilled an estimated 1500 tonnes of crude into the sea, press reports said.
Another 1000 local fishing vessels have been ordered to aid the clean-up operation, the Dalian government said in a statement on its website.
Authorities predicted the clean-up would take 10 days.
The spill, which initially covered 50sq km had been reduced to 45 sq km as of today, the official China Central Television reported on its news website.
The Dalian government said the last remnants of the fire had finally been put out and it declared a "decisive victory" against the spill, but did not explicitly say whether the spill had been completely halted.
Two pipelines exploded at an oil storage depot belonging to China National Petroleum Corp near Dalian's Xingang Harbour in Liaoning province, triggering a spectacular blaze that burned throughout the weekend.
No deaths or injuries have been reported.
CNPC is the country's biggest oil company.
Media reports quoted Dalian authorities saying investigators were still trying to determine the cause of the accident, which occurred after a Libyan-flagged tanker discharged its load at the port.
The tanker made it away from the oil storage facility safely, reports said.
Read more: http://www.news.com.au/breaking-news/vessels-help-clean-up-oil-spill/story-e6frfku0-1225894272490#ixzz0uAw16ZNu
1000 vessels help clean up China oil spill
* From: AFP
* July 19, 2010 8:26PM
AUTHORITIES in northeastern China have mobilised 1000 vessels to help clean up an oil spill in the Yellow Sea caused by a weekend pipeline explosion and fire.
Dozens of oil-skimming vessels were working to remove the slick off the port city of Dalian following Friday night's accident which spilled an estimated 1500 tonnes of crude into the sea, press reports said.
Another 1000 local fishing vessels have been ordered to aid the clean-up operation, the Dalian government said in a statement on its website.
Authorities predicted the clean-up would take 10 days.
The spill, which initially covered 50sq km had been reduced to 45 sq km as of today, the official China Central Television reported on its news website.
The Dalian government said the last remnants of the fire had finally been put out and it declared a "decisive victory" against the spill, but did not explicitly say whether the spill had been completely halted.
Two pipelines exploded at an oil storage depot belonging to China National Petroleum Corp near Dalian's Xingang Harbour in Liaoning province, triggering a spectacular blaze that burned throughout the weekend.
No deaths or injuries have been reported.
CNPC is the country's biggest oil company.
Media reports quoted Dalian authorities saying investigators were still trying to determine the cause of the accident, which occurred after a Libyan-flagged tanker discharged its load at the port.
The tanker made it away from the oil storage facility safely, reports said.
Read more: http://www.news.com.au/breaking-news/vessels-help-clean-up-oil-spill/story-e6frfku0-1225894272490#ixzz0uAw16ZNu
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