Work to siphon off the remaining cargo from a stricken tanker was expected to commence on Friday, the vessel’s manager said on Thursday, two days after hundreds of tonnes of oil spilled into the Yellow Sea following a collision in dense fog. The size of the spill from the Liberia-flagged tanker A Symphony was revised down to about 400 tonnes (2,920 barrels) on Thursday, from the original estimate of 500 tonnes, and one Chinese maritime official said it seemed to have been contained. A Symphony’s manager Goodwood Ship Management said in a statement China’s Maritime Safety Administration had cleared the damaged ship to begin operations to remove its cargo. It reiterated previous comment it had acted to limit any leak as soon as the collision occurred. The Shandong Maritime Safety Administration warned earlier of strong wind, which could clear the fog, but might complicate the clean-up. An official at […]