Across China: Shandong
China Daily | Updated: 2010-01-15 07:51
Oil tanker crew evacuated
Nine crewmembers of an oil tanker trapped amid ice off the east coast of China on Wednesday have been evacuated to safety, local authorities said yesterday.
The tanker ran aground after hitting ice 5.5 nautical miles off the Weifang port in the eastern province of Shandong in the Bohai Sea at 10:43 am on Wednesday, according to Shandong Emergency Management Office.
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