Grounded container vessel TS Taipei splits into two, spills fuel off Taiwan

The container ship TS Taipei that grounded off Taiwan on March 10 has split into two and spilled fuel, reported Maritime News.

The vessel was damaged due to the storm and the hull cracked, spilling sufficient quantity of oil from ruptured bunker tanks.

TS Taipei is at risk of capsizing, which can cause additional pollution from spillage of more heavy fuel and hazardous chemicals from the containers on board.

T.S. Lines Ltd. is the operator of TS Taipei.

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