Massive 40.000-litres-fuel leak as ships collide on waterway in southern Vietnam

A collision on the waterway between a barge and a ship Tuesday afternoon (Dec 15) caused 40,000 litres of petrol to seep into Tien River, in south Tien Giang Province in Vietnam.

The barge carrying construction materials crashed into the ship carrying 1.2 million litre of petrol.

The accident caused a 3-metre gash in the ship SG2674 and resulted in nearly 40,000 litre of petrol flowing into the Tien River, according to Tien Giang's Waterway Police Department.

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