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Bunker spill from split TS Taipei washes up on Taiwanese beach

Photo of Sam Chambers Sam ChambersMarch 28, 2016
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Bad weather has hampered efforts by Taiwanese authorities to contain a bunker spill following the splitting in two of the containership TS Taipei last Friday.

The ship had run aground off northern Taiwan at the start of March. More than 100 people have been deployed to clean up a 2 km stretch of beach where oil has washed up while a salvage team is working desperately to contain the spill.

The ship’s two halves could capsize at any moment, officials warn, making salvage operations tricky.

Some of the containers onboard are believed to be carrying harmful chemicals too.

The ship is owned by local firm TS Lines.

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Photo of Sam Chambers Sam ChambersMarch 28, 2016
12 Less than a minute
Photo of Sam Chambers

Sam Chambers

Starting out with the Informa Group in 2000 in Hong Kong, Sam Chambers became editor of Maritime Asia magazine as well as East Asia Editor for the world’s oldest newspaper, Lloyd’s List. In 2005 he pursued a freelance career and wrote for a variety of titles including taking on the role of Asia Editor at Seatrade magazine and China correspondent for Supply Chain Asia. His work has also appeared in The Economist, The New York Times, The Sunday Times and The International Herald Tribune.
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