An oil spill has been reported off Japan after a chemical tanker and general cargo vessel collided.

The accident involving the 1,300-dwt Japan-flag tanker Ryoshin Maru (built 2020) and the 5,400-dwt Belize-registered Xin Hai 99 (built 2008) took place on Saturday 3.5km off the coast of Wakayama prefecture, a Kushimoto Coast Guard official told the AP news agency.