A cruise ship deserted by its Chinese proprietor for over a yr has capsized and is leaking oil off the port of Laem Chabang in Thailand.

The cruise ship Ocean Dream started sinking Saturday and got here to relaxation half submerged within the Gulf of Thailand about two miles from the coast close to the city of Si Racha.

Local media reviews say that the cruise ship has been deserted by its Chinese proprietor for over a yr with out crew or upkeep regardless of repeated requests by native authorities to take away the ship from Thai waters.

Video (beneath) from an overflight of the capsized ship filmed over the weekend and posted to Youtube reveals an oil slick prolonged a number of tons of meters from the vessel.

An replace from Thailand’s Marine Department mentioned that windy climate on Sunday brought on oil to flee increase that has been positioned across the vessel and crews are working with skimmers and dispersants to cleanup with the oil that has been launched.