Oil tanker hits cargo in and play 10 thousand tons of oil into the sea in Korea

The tanker Hebei Sprit, Hong Kong, crashed into a South Korean freighter in the Yellow Sea, west of South Korea, and despejou on March 10 tons of oil, according to news agency reported the "Yonhap" this Friday .

The collision happened on the morning of Friday, about eight kilometers of the coast of South Korea

The volume of oil dumped is superior to the worst accident of this kind occurred to date in the country, in 1995, when some of 5 tons fell in the sea.

The South Korean government has established a center to mitigate the damage produced and sent to the site of the accident three vessels for cleaning.

The South Korean authorities believe that there will be a disaster environment. The stain of oil is not whether extending quickly, and can be controlled in two days.
The Minister of Fisheries, Kang Moo-hyun, said that the authorities work to contain the oil before it reaches the next fishing centers.

According to the "Yonhap", some inhabitants of the area nearest to the accident showed symptoms such as nausea, because of the smell of oil.