Aframax crude oil tanker MINERVA HELEN is designated as a prime suspect in recent oil spill accident off Israeli coast, which left dozens of kilometers of beaches polluted with tar. Reports of the pollution emerged on Feb 18, leading to a large-scale hunt for a polluter, with a number of tankers on a suspect list. Israeli Public Broadcasting Corporation KAN reported on Feb 22, that MINERVA HELEN is suspected in this spill.
According to ship’s records, she transited Suez on Feb 4 and was...