A container ship had a hazardous chemical leakage accident and had called Shanghai and Hong Kong...

The ship involved in the accident was the Shanghai Voyager of Changjin Merchant Marine.

According to foreign media reports, the container ship "Shanghai Voyager" owned by South Korean shipping company Changgeum Merchant Marine leaked hazardous chemicals while docking at Gwangyang Port in South Korea.

According to the South Korean Coast Guard, at around 4 a.m. local time on February 15, they received an alarm saying that a container on a container ship docked at Gwangyang Port was damaged, causing the dangerous chemical ethylene contained therein to drop. Ethylidene norbornene leaked.

Even more unfortunately, when trying to move the damaged container, another accident occurred, causing other containers to fall on the damaged container, exacerbating the leakage of dangerous chemicals. It is estimated that 20 tons of ethylidene norbornene have leaked into the cargo hold, some of which has flowed into the sea through the drain.

According to AIS data, the only Panamanian-flagged ship currently docked at the Gwangyang Port container terminal is the 2535TEU "Shanghai Voyager" of Changjin Merchant Marine.

Information shows that the "Shanghai Voyager" is 199 meters long, 32 meters wide, and 27,061 deadweight tons. It was built in 2011 and is currently operating on the South Korea-China-Southeast Asia route. Before calling at Gwangyang Port this time, the ship also called at Penang, Hong Kong, Shanghai, Busan and other ports.

The Korean Coast Guard said: "We have consulted with relevant departments on a joint plan to deal with this accident, and plan to use cranes to handle damaged containers."