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Spill off Busan after capesize bulker holed by bunker tankerSpill off Busan after capesize bulker holed by bunker tanker

South Korean authorities are battling a bunker spill off Busan after a capesize bulker and a bunker tanker collided at the weekend.

Marcus Hand, Editor

February 17, 2014

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According to local reports the Liberian-flagged Captain Vangelis L. spilt 237 kilolitres of oil after it was holed by a bunker tanker it was taking fuel onboard from on Saturday. The 169,044 dwt, 2009-built, Captain Vangelis L is managed by Kyla Shipping.

A 20 by 30 cm hole in the hull of the bulker was sealed after about three hours.

The Korean authorities believe bad weather may have caused the incident.

“High waves are suspected to be the main cause of the accident. The sea was swelling with a wind speed of around 8 to 10 meters per second,” Busan Coast Guard chief Bae Jin-hwan was quoted as saying.

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Marcus Hand

Editor

Marcus Hand is the editor of Seatrade Maritime News and a dedicated maritime journalist with over two decades of experience covering the shipping industry in Asia.

Marcus is also an experienced industry commentator and has chaired many conferences and round tables. Before joining Seatrade at the beginning of 2010, Marcus worked for the shipping industry journal Lloyd's List for a decade and before that the Singapore Business Times covering shipping and aviation.

In November 2022, Marcus was announced as a member of the Board of Advisors to the Singapore Journal of Maritime Talent and Technology (SJMTT) to help bring together thought leadership around the key areas of talent and technology.

Marcus is the founder of the Seatrade Maritime Podcast that delivers commentary, opinions and conversations on shipping's most important topics.

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