Chemical spill from South Korea ship

Sinokor Merchant Marine has reported a hazardous chemical spill from a ship in South Korea.

The South Korean Coast Guard stated that at about 3:56 a.m. local time on February 15th, at Gwangyang Port (100 kilometers away from downtown Busan, it is the largest new port constructed by South Korea in this century. Together with the old port area of ​​Busan, it has become the largest new port in South Korea. Central port in Asia.) The South Korean Coast Guard was alerted that ethylidene norbornene in a damaged container had leaked onto a loaded vessel. At that time, the container was being loaded on the 15th berth of the Gwangyang Container Terminal.

The Coast Guard said that while trying to move the affected container, the fixtures were damaged while hoisting other containers. A box then fell onto the affected container, exacerbating the chemical spill.

An estimated 20 tons of ethylidene norbornene leaked into the ship's cargo hold, and some chemicals also leaked into the sea through the ship's scupper holes.

The South Korean Coast Guard has not released the name of the ship, other than to say that the 27,000-gross-ton vessel is a Panamanian-flagged vessel with 20 sailors on board.

According to AIS data, currently the only Panamanian-flagged ship at Gwangyang Container Terminal is Sinokor's 2,535TEU Shanghai Voyager, which travels between South Korea and Southeast Asia.

Query the Shanghai Voyager the ship is currently in the "berthing" state

Sinokor purchased the 2011-built vessel in May 2021 for .5 million from Japanese tonnage supplier Santoku Senpaku.

"We have discussed joint disposal of hazardous liquids with the Ministry of Environment and the Fire Department, and we plan to use cranes to safely dispose of damaged containers," the Korea Coast Guard said.