Thousands rally against Samsung over oil spill

Thousands rally against Samsung over oil spill.

The accident happened when a barge carrying a construction crane broke free after a cable to one of two tugs snapped in rough seas in December 2007.

The barge owned by Samsung Heavy Industries, part of the country’s biggest business group, rammed the anchored 147,000-ton supertanker Hebei Spirit.

The Hong Kong-registered ship was holed in three places and 10,900 tons of crude oil was spilt.

Scores of marine farms and miles of beaches were coated and three frustrated residents in Taean, about 110km southwest of Seoul, killed themselves.