In China, All 20 Indian crew members of an Indian tanker - which exploded and caught fire at a shipyard in east China while undergoing repairs - are safe, local officials have said.
However, seven Chinese workers were reported killed in the incident.
The Master and the crew members were not on board the unnamed 50,000 dwt tanker, as it was in drydock for repairs at a shipyard in Zhejiang province, Indian officials based in Shanghai said.
The cause of the accident is under investigation. There was no report of an oil spill.
In Singapore, on 29th January, the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) received a report that a Hong Kong-flagged 2008-built 19,992 dwt MTM- managed chemical tanker, ‘Lime Galaxy’ had collided with the Chinese-flagged containership, ‘Feihe’ about 2.7 km, south of Jurong Island.
Prior to the incident, MPA's Port Operations Control Centre attempted to alert the two vessels of their converging courses, it claimed.
Good progress has been made in containing and cleaning up the oil spillage resulting from the collision. There has been no further spillage of bunker fuel from the containership.
As a precautionary measure, oil booms and an oil spill response craft were deployed around the vessel. In total, 10 craft from MPA and oil spill response companies have been deployed as part of the containment and clean up efforts.
Vessel traffic in the Strait of Singapore and port waters remain unaffected. Port operations are also not affected, the MPA stressed. Both vessels were reported to be in a stable condition and at anchor.
Finally, a Suezmax hit a landing bridge as she tried to moore at Yeosu, causing oil pipelines to rupture and spill oil into the sea, South Korean Coast Guard officials said today (Friday).
The oil spill occurred at around 9:30 am today when a 164,169 dwt Singapore-registered oil tanker collided with a bridge connected to a jetty.
The collision damaged three oil pipelines connected to petrochemical facilities in the Yeosu industrial complex, resulting in the oil remaining in the pipelines spilling into the water, the officials said.
The maritime police were making efforts to contain the spread of oil spill by dispatching 16 response vessels and a helicopter. They also built an oil fence along the shore to contain the oil spill.
The cause of the accident was being investigated, the officials said, according to the Yonhap News Agency.