FILE PHOTO: Fishing boats are seen off the coast of Qingdao, Shandong province, China, following an oil spill in the Yellow Sea caused by a collision between tanker A Symphony and bulk vessel Sea Justice off Qingdao port, April 28, 2021. REUTERS/Carlos Garcia Rawlins
QINGDAO, China (Reuters) - Chinese officials were considering siphoning the remaining cargo at sea from a huge tanker that spilled hundreds of tonnes of oil into the Yellow Sea after it collided with a bulk vessel in thick fog two days ago.
Officials also downgraded the size of the spill from the Liberia-flagged tanker A Symphony to about 400 tonnes (2,920 barrels) on Thursday, from the original estimate of 500 tonnes, after further analysis.
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