Boat Collision Causes Oil Spill in Japan
TOKYO — A cargo ship crashed into the side of an oil tanker in western Japan on Wednesday and caused a two-mile-long oil spill, a Maritime Safety Agency official said.
The 499-ton freighter Sumiryu Maru smashed into the 121-ton No. 10 Waei Maru, which was refueling a ferry in Osaka Bay, the official said. The amount of oil leaked was not immediately available.
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