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In Taiwan’s north coast off Shihmen, a container ship, the “Teh Shiang Taipei,” which ran aground more than two weeks ago, is starting to cause serious ecological contamination with toxic leaks after its hull recently ruptured. Cleaners are continuing to clear the shorelines that have splattered with oil leaks. As the ship was carrying more than 40 tons of toxic substances, if (the ship breaks up) and they all spill into the sea, the environmental consequences could be disastrous. To avoid such a crisis the EPA has asked environmental experts to come up with a plan. If the weather over the next few days is better, environmental workers will remove the containers of toxic substances as soon as possible, and are expected to pump out all the heavy oil within three days.