From: <ÓÉ Microsoft Internet Explorer 5 ±£´æ> Subject: MOT Actively Copes With Earthquake Tsunami Date: Fri, 12 Mar 2010 17:10:50 +0800 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="gb2312" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Location: =?gb2312?B?ZmlsZTovL0M6XERvY3VtZW50cyUyMGFuZCUyMFNldHRpbmdzXGh1ag==?= =?gb2312?B?eVzXwMPmXDEwMDlcTU9UJTIwQWN0aXZlbHklMjBDb3BlcyUyMFdpdA==?= =?gb2312?B?aCUyMEVhcnRocXVha2UlMjBUc3VuYW1pLmh0bQ==?= X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1983 MOT Actively Copes = With Earthquake Tsunami

MOT Actively Copes = With=20 Earthquake Tsunami

 

Following the catastrophic = massive 8.8=20 magnitude earthquake that hit the middle of Chile in early hours of = local time=20 on February 27th, the Pacific Tsunami Center expands the scope of alert = to all=20 nations around the Pacific Ocean.

The leaders of Ministry of = Transport (MOT)=20 of PRC worked overnight to take precautionary measures against possible = damage=20 to coastal waters and sailing vessels. The Marine Safety Administration = (MSA)=20 immediately sent alert information via SMS that all shipping and marine=20 engineering enterprises, ports, maritime authorities and coastal = transport=20 administrations to notify relevant vessels, installations and personnel = to be=20 alert of possible follow-up calamities.

Fortunately till now only the = general cargo=20 ship M.V. Hui An of COSCO has its mooring lines broken and handrails of = main=20 deck damaged by tsunami when berthing at Tallahuano Port in Chile with = no death=20 or injury reported.