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Cargo ship tilts off Dalian port; oil spilled

(Xinhua)
Updated: 2011-02-17 13:02

DALIAN -- Four Chinese oil recovery vessels are clearing oil spill left by a Sierra Leone cargo ship after it tilted near Dalian Port, northeast China's Liaoning Province.

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The ship coded "SUN UNITY" leaned to one side by 30 degrees Wednesday at the port when loading cargoes, causing the oil spill, according to a spokesman of the Dailian Maritime Affairs Bureau.

He said the bureau's rescuers had unloaded and propped up the ship, which had 17 crew on board. No one was hurt.

Rescuers have set blockages to prevent the oil spill from spreading further into the sea.