One of two tankers that grounded in a typhoon off Taiwan last week has broken in two.
Fuel oil had been removed from the 5,200-dwt Shine Luck (built 1992) before it broke its back at Kaohsiung, Taiwan English News reported.
This was despite poor weather conditions over the weekend.
The other ship reported aground was named as the Fiji-flagged Winner 19.
Both were forced ashore last Thursday.
Shine Luck had reportedly suffered a breakdown and the crew made repairs, but by the time power was restored it was too late to escape the effect of the winds.
Crews of both vessels said they had almost collided with each other.
Winner 19 grounded on a beach, while Shine Luck was pushed up against concrete wave-breaks near the entrance to a fishing port.
Salvors tried to stabilise it as the waves pounded the hull and it moved against the rocks.
The Kaohsiung City Marine Bureau said that 120,000 litres of fuel oil had been removed on Saturday.
On Sunday, it snapped in two just forward of the bridge.
The bow section has been towed to Kaohsiung Port Intercontinental Container Terminal. The stern will also be removed when the weather improves.
The vessel is operated by Sino Marine of Hong Kong.
