OIL SLICK

[Watch] Wrecked Cargo Ship Leaking Tons of Oil Split In Two

  • Japanese Cargo ship MK Wakashio ran aground on a reef off the coast of Mauritius with 4,000 tonnes of fuel onboard on July 25.
  • More than 1,000 tonnes of fuel has leaked into the sea and about 2,800 tonnes of fuel remained onboard the ship.
  • The oil slick has spread 7.1 miles from Blue Bay Marine Park on the east coast to the island of Ile aux Cerfs.
  • Salvage crews and volunteers successfully pumped all the fuel from the tanks of the giant cargo ship preventing a massive spill.
  • With about 100...

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Grande America: France braces for oil spill damage after ship blaze (BBC)

French authorities are bracing for a huge oil slick to hit the country’s coastline after an Italian ship capsized near La Rochelle on Tuesday, March 12.

The container vessel, Grande America, caught fire on Sunday during a trip from Hamburg to Casablanca.

All 27 crew have been rescued, but 2,200 tonnes of fuel has reportedly spilled into the ocean.

A slick 10km (6 miles) long and 1km wide is expected to reach Brittany, northwest France, by 17 March.

Four ships have been sent to limit the spill, and...

https://container-news.com/grande-america-france-braces-for-oil-spill-damage/