Authorities are trying to avert an oil spill after an abandoned Chinese cargo ship ran aground on Taiwan's north coast. The vessel is carrying 247 metric tons of oil.
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00:00Authorities are trying to avert an oil spill after an abandoned Chinese cargo ship ran
00:05aground on Taiwan's north coast.
00:08The vessel is carrying 247 metric tons of oil and 37 tons of diesel.
00:13It was abandoned on Wednesday after becoming inoperable due to strong winds and waves brought
00:18by Super Typhoon Conray.
00:20It later ran aground near the popular coastal park in New Taipei.
00:25Officials plan to start extracting oil from the ship on Friday at the earliest.