Oil spill contained after collision of two tankers

HCM City (VNA) - Rescue force on Nov.27 contained an oil spill
hours after two oil tankers collided on Nov 26, spilling 12cu.m of diesel
oil in the waters off HCM City 's Can Gio district.

A tanker transporting 700 tonnes of oil from HCM City to Vung Tau
crashed into another tanker carrying 1,800 tonnes of oil from Vung Tau to
HCM City .

Dao Anh Kiet, director of the HCM City Department of Natural Resources and
Environment, said the 12 cu.m of spilled oil at Bat Oc Rivulet Mouth was
cleaned up on Nov. 27. Another ship has transported the remaining oil on
board to the original destination.

Police provided few details on the extent of two ships' damage, saying
only that the Gia Dinh ship suffered two scratches of less tan 2 metres,
while the other ship was slightly damaged on its prow.

The municipal Department ofNatural Resources and Environment assigned five
ships as well as manpower from the department's division of environmental
protection to mop up the oil spill.

Authorities are trying to determine the accident's effect on the
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