BEIJING, March 25 (Xinhua) -- China's top quality regulator said Friday that abnormal radiation was detected on a Japanese merchant vessel that berthed in Xiamen port, east China's Fujian Province, on Monday.
The General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine (AQSIQ) said that the local quality control authority had found abnormal radiation on the vessel, MOL PRESENCE, the day it berthed at the port
The AQSIQ said the vessel belongs to Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, a Japanese company with bulk transport services around the world.
An AQSIQ spokesperson told Xinhua the vessel is still docked at the port, and the local quality control authority is working with other government departments to "take more measures" on the matter, without elaborating.
The spokesperson didn't say if the ship itself or the goods onboard contained abnormal radiation, but said more details would be provided by the local government.
The AQSIQ said the vessel had set off from the U.S. and reached Tokyo of Japan on March 17. On the same day, it left Tokyo and reached Xiamen port Monday night.
The AQSIQ on Monday asked local quality control authority to monitor food imported from Japan for radiation following the nuclear disaster at its Fukushima Dai-Ichi nuclear power plant.
