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Oil spills most frequent in East Asia: Official

November 24, 2014 Reprints

Alex Hunt, manager at the International Tanker Owners Pollution Federation, has said that East Asian nations experience the most frequent oil spills from ships, IHS Maritime 360 reports.

Of 211 oil spill incidents attended by ITOPF since 2004, 11.2% have happened in China.

This was followed by South Korea and Japan with 6.0% and 4.8% of oil spill, respectively.

"The incident hot spots are where busy shipping lanes exist and heavy storms hit frequently," said Mr. Hunt.

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