Authorities were due Friday to begin pumping out oil from a Chinese cargo ship that ran aground on Taiwan's north coast due to the effects of Super Typhoon Kong-rey. A preliminary inspection indicates no oil has leaked from the ship, which was carrying 247 metric tons of oil and 37 tons of diesel. Taiwan's coast guard rescued 17 crew members.
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00:00Authorities plan to pump oil from a Chinese cargo ship that ran aground off Taiwan's north coast.
00:07A preliminary inspection says no oil has leaked from the ship, which was carrying 247 metric tons of oil and 37 tons of diesel.
00:17The freighter was abandoned on Wednesday after becoming inoperable due to conditions caused by Typhoon Kungrei.
00:2317 crew members were rescued by Taiwan's coast guard. The ship later ran aground near the new Taipei coast.