Across Asia: Republic of Korea

Oil tanker leaks

An oil tanker collided with a fishing boat off the Republic of Korea's southern coast, causing the tanker to leak about 1,260 barrels of oil into water, the Coast Guard said yesterday.

Coast Guard spokesman Kang Byung-mun said the collision Tuesday night should not cause any major environmental damage because the amount leaked was relatively small and of a type of light oil that can easily evaporate.