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 environment and
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