| Subject | Tankers collide in English Channel |
Hit | 1540 |
| Writer | Lee Min Jung |
Date | 2006.06.12 |
Friday 9th June, 2006 (UPI)
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<br />Two tankers, one of them carrying more than 40,000 tons of oil, collided on the 9th off the south coast of England.
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<br />No spilled oil had been reported, the BBC said. The collision took place in the English Channel about 20 miles<br> south of Shoreham, West Sussex.
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<br />A spokesman for the UK Maritime and Coastguard Agency described the damage to the two ships as minor.<br> The MV Shakhdag, sailing under the flag of Malta, was carrying oil, while the other vessel, the MV Willy, was <br>on its way to a refinery on the Mersey River to pick up oil.
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<br />The Willy was sent to Amsterdam for repair. An inspector was sent to the Shakhdag to determine if the vessel<br> could continue to its destination, Portland in Dorset.
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<br />NO SPILL FROM CHANNEL TANKER COLLISION
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<br />Monday, 12 June 2006
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<br />The UK's Maritime and Coastguard Agency has reported no spillage following a tanker collision in the English Channel<br> twenty miles south of Shoreham. The 44,000 dwt tanker Shakhdag, fully loaded with diesel oil, sustained only superficial<br> damage to its main deck at the stern as well as to some upper deck equipment. The second vessel, the Willy, in ballast,<br> had a split midships in its upper deck ballast tank.
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