Heavy fuel oil is being pumped out of a Torvald Klaveness panamax containership aground off China but the outlook for the vessel appears to be deteriorating.

Chinese photos of the 3,100-teu Bareli (built 2004) show seas washing over the forepart of the vessel which appears to be lying lower in the water than just a few days ago.

Chinese photographs suggest the outlook for the Bareli is not promising.