Noticias breves
OIL SPILL FROM GAS VENUS
On the 1 st August at 8:22am an incident occurred in our Gibraltar shores , a vessel taking bunkers experienced an overflow of its tanks and an emergency was quickly raised by the Gibraltar Port Authority . A strategic coordinating group was established by His Majesty ’ s Government of Gibraltar , chaired by the Minister for Civil Contingencies Samantha Sacramento , attended by the Minister for the Port Vijay Daryanani and the Minister for Environment John Cortes , the group convened and assessed the situation .
It was confirmed that the oil spilled from the Gas
Venus was very low sulphur fuel oil with a rough estimate of between 1000 and 2000 litres spilt to sea .
Developments were closely monitored as beaches were immediately closed off as oil was expected to reach the shores , the public urged to report any oiled wildlife or seabirds to the relevant departments . Early indications showed that the impact of the oil spill was limited to the area of Camp Bay and Rosia Bay and its immediate vicinity . There were no early sightings of free-floating streaks of oil moving away from this area however , this was continuously monitored during the hours and days after the incident .
10 OTWO 50 / SEPTEMBER 2023