Asia/Pacific News
TS Taipei Wreck Removed from Reef 5 Months After Grounding and Bunker Spill
The TS Taipei, which grounded off Shimen, Taiwan in March, and caused a large bunker spill after the vessel fractured in the middle, has been removed from the reef on which it ran aground.
The vessel is reported to have been removed from the site in two sections, with the rear section having been transported to Keelung Port in July.
Good weather is said to have allowed removal operations for the front section of the vessel to be pushed forward from mid-August, with section now also on its way to Keelung.
Authorities are now set to carry out water quality testing and to collect any remaining debris from the site.
In March, Ship & Bunker reported that some of the bunkers had been removed from the vessel prior to the spill, but around 200 metric tonnes of fuel were said to be onboard at the time of the break up.
