Shipping in the Zhangjiagang section of the Yangtze River has returned to normal following the sinking of an ocean vessel that collided with another vessel on the evening of 8 February.

As a result of the sinking, a temporary shipping lane about 160-180 metres wide was created. On 21 February, a salvage team managed to move the sunken vessel northwards, away from the main shipping channel. After some monitoring, the waterway authorities declared the area safe.

At 12:20pm on 21 February, the Hong Kong-registered oil tanker Beech Galaxy was the first vessel to pass through the main channel since the collision.