Typhoon Gaemi: Oil tanker and cargo ship sink, huge oil spill risk in Manila Bay
Typhoon Gaemi
Typhoon Gaemi caused an oil tanker and a cargo ship to sink in Manila Bay on Thursday (July 25). Officials reported that one of the 17 crew members was missing, and Philippine authorities were urgently working to control an oil spill that could become the largest in the country's history and endanger the shoreline of the capital if all the oil were to leak.
While authorities had not yet confirmed a direct link between the typhoon and the sinking, they were investigating "if there was an existing weather disturbance in the vicinity waters."
The tanker, carrying 1.4 million litres of oil, capsized about 7 km off the coast of Limay municipality in Bataan province.
Meanwhile, in Taiwan, the fire agency reported receiving an alert early Thursday about a cargo ship sinking off the island's southwestern coast, leading its nine Myanmar crew members to abandon ship with life jackets.
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"They fell into the sea and were floating there," Hsiao Huan-chang, head of the fire agency, told AFP, noting that rescuers received help from a nearby Taiwanese cargo ship to help them.
By Thursday morning, the storm had weakened, and "the centre has moved out to sea" at approximately 4:20 AM (2020 GMT), according to Taiwan's weather authorities.
Three other vessels had also run aground during the storm. The Iriana, an Indonesia-flagged vessel, was grounded in Pingtung. Authorities confirmed that all 20 crew members were unharmed and there was no threat of an oil spill.
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The Portugal-flagged Sopfia and the Mongolia-flagged Basia also ran aground, the former off Tainan’s coast and the latter in Pingtung. According to Taiwan authorities, the crews were either safe or awaiting rescue.
Gaemi, the strongest typhoon to hit Taiwan in eight years, struck the island on Wednesday (July 25) night with peak winds reaching 190 kilometres (118 miles) per hour. At least three deaths were reported, and up to 3,300 individuals were injured.
Gaemi is heading towards Fujian province in China, where all train services have been halted and the second-highest flood warning level has been issued.
On Wednesday, the national water resources ministry warned that exceptionally heavy rainfall could cause rivers and lakes in Fujian and the adjacent Zhejiang province to flood.
(With inputs from agencies)
