The 40,000-dwt products carrier Ghetty Bottiglieri (built 2002) and the 38,000–dwt Octbreeze Island (built 2011) were involved in a smash on Saturday near San Pedro during a storm, Argentinean media reported.

Pictures showed the bulker had suffered a significant hull breach in the area of its fuel tanks, prompting a containment operation.

Port agency GAC said navigation was temporarily interrupted due to the fuel spill, but the river was opened again on Sunday morning.

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