Russia Emergency Services Work to Prevent Oil Spill from Grounded Bulk Carrier

(Bloomberg) —

An emergency response team in Russia’s Pacific port of Nevelsk is preparing to pump out fuel from a Chinese bulk carrier that ran aground over the weekend, according to regional authorities.

“So far, weather conditions are preventing divers from inspecting the underwater part of the vessel,” the government of Sakhalin Island said on its Telegram account. “Works will begin as soon as the storm subsides.”

The An Yang 2 bulk carrier, sa…