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« on: July 27, 2007, 07:48:02 AM »
Translation from the website using babelfish:
The large-sized boat to collide with the Izu Toshima open sea, hull thrust/penetration drifting
27th 2:20 AM around, Toshima of the Izu archipelago (with the stripe) the lighthouse (Tokyo Toshima village) north north east approximately with the sea of 7 5 kilometers, container ship "WAN of the Singaporean nationality of the ship HAI 307" (25836 tons) with, freighter "ALPHA ACTION" of the Greek nationality of the ship (77211 tons) collided.
According to the Shimoda marine preservation section, the bow part of the freighter ate into the port rear section of the container ship, the engine stopped the container ship with flooding of the engine room. Also both boats have drifted to east direction at speed per hour 2 - 3 kilometers. There was no wound in both crew total 44. The oil is flowing out near you say that over width approximately 500 meters and length approximately 1000 meters.
The same section dispatching the aircraft and the patrol boat. The preparation which tows the boat by the tugboat is being advanced.
As for the container ship from the Yokohama port in Hong Kong, as for the freighter, from the Nagoya port it was opposite to Chile.
(2007 July 27th 13:50 Yomiuri Shimbun Company)