in Spite of bad weather and rough seas forces to fight after the shipping disaster in the Bay of Biscay, who feared an oil Spill. France’s Atlantic coast, but is expected to remain for the time being of the drifting oil slicks spared.
Due to the current environmental conditions had affected the coast in the coming week, and informed the competent Seepräfektur on Sunday evening. However, the risk of a long-term coastal pollution.
if You try the drifting Oil slicks continue to reduce, so the Prefecture. The lake was rough, but the work will continue. For Tuesday better weather was expected – then you could also do a more effective fight against the pollution. A ship from Spain is supposed to be starting on Monday to support in use. Currently, several ships are in place to prevent the spread of the Oil. The environment Minister, François de Rugy thanked the sailors for their tireless efforts.
With cars and containers loaded
The Oil comes from the fuel tanks of the on Tuesday, the sunken freighter. Specialists had taken samples. “The results confirmed that the at-sea-observed pollution is actually a result of heavy fuel oil from America,” said the Seepräfektur.
The “Grande America”, which had, as well as containers of over 2000 vehicles on Board, was sunk after a fire is more than 300 kilometers from the coast. The Italian-flagged ship had dangerous goods on Board. After the decline of Container driven in the sea.
note on heavy oil leak in the wreckage
First of all, the Seepräfektur had planned a two-kilometer-long Oil slicks. On Friday, the special forces have discovered, finally, a third pollution in the place where the ship had sunk.
under this third oil Spill, said Stéphane Doll, Director of the water pollution specialised centre Cedre. The beginning of the week, you’ll know more about it – samples taken should be evaluated. The new carpet could be, according to the Prefecture, a reference to the fact that the wreck is still heavy oil.
The Prefecture was informed of after the fall, that first estimates confirmed the risk of coastal pollution. Minister for the environment, de Rugy called as the vulnerable regions of the Département of Charente-Maritime with the port city of La Rochelle and the Gironde, in the center of Bordeaux is located. He did not rule out that the Oil could also reach the Spanish Biscay coast.
turmoil in the Gironde estuary
The French West coast with long beaches and the wine region of Bordeaux in summer it attracts many tourists and surfers. Especially the area around the estuary of the Gironde is at risk. On Saturday photos were of a polluted beach near the river mouth for restlessness. Numerous French media reported that the brown silt in the seaside resort of Hourtin, probably the first foothills of the oil Spills handle.
On Sunday was not the competent Prefecture, the all-clear: the First findings, it was Oil from the “Grande America”. Studies have shown that it was “organic waste”. The Monitoring is continuing.
In France, memories of past Maritime disasters awake. The sinking of the “Erika” had triggered in December 1999 in the English channel, a huge oil Spill. For a long time previously, the Tanker “Amoco Cadiz was run” in March 1978, in Brittany. Experts said, the tank disasters are not with the demise of the “Grande America” comparable, since back then a lot more Oil is leaked. (fal/sda)
Created: 17.03.2019, 21:31 PM
