Due to strong wind and waves, the 12 Indonesian crew members on board the 'Jin Hua' requested to be taken off
Due to strong wind and waves, the 12 Indonesian crew members on board the 'Jin Hua' requested to be taken off. National Search and Rescue Command Center will evacuate them as soon as the weather conditions have improved. On Aug 26 the rudder of the containership was parted and some tanks of the vessel were flooded. The oil removal operation will be conducted shortly. The vessel was carrying 35 tonnes of diesel oil and 90 tonnes of fuel oil . The ship ran aground south of Taiwan, near Kaohsiung port in position 22 47.13 3, 120 13.442 W, due to bad weather, on Aug 23 at 10.1 a.m. while a tropical depression was developed at the south of Taiwan.
