TUNIS (Reuters) – Some countries have provided to help Tunisia forestall harm to the surroundings after a service provider ship carrying up to one thousand tonnes of oil sank off the coast of Gabes, the Tunisian defence ministry mentioned on Sunday.
The ship heading from Equatorial Guinea to Malta sank on Friday and the Tunisian navy rescued all seven crew members.
The vessel carried between 750 tonnes and one thousand tonnes of fuel and despatched a misery name seven miles away from Gabes to which the Tunisian navy responded, officers mentioned.
The defence ministry mentioned in assertion despatched to Reuters that to management the environmental harm the Tunisian navy will work with countries which have expressed their want to help.
Local media mentioned that Italy had provided to help and that it’s anticipated to ship a naval vessel specialised in coping with marine disasters.
On Saturday, Tunisian authorities opened an investigation into the ship’s sinking, which the surroundings ministry mentioned was brought on by unhealthy climate.
It mentioned boundaries can be arrange to restrict the unfold of the fuel and cordon off the ship, earlier than suctioning the spillage.
The coast of the southern metropolis of Gabes has suffered main air pollution for years, with environmental organisations saying industrial vegetation within the space have been dumping waste immediately into the ocean.
