Fuel spilled in Panama
Canal
The Pacific Ocean
entrance to the Panama
Canal was put under
environmental alert
after thousands of
gallons of ship's oil
spilled during a routine
pumping operation,
Panama Maritime
Authorities said.
The fuel spill was
spotted on Friday when
the Italian firm Decal
was pumping bunker oil
from the mainland to a
deposit on Taboguilla
Island, around 70
kilometres south-east of
Panama City.
Decal and specialists
from the clean-up firm
Ocean Pollution were
busy clearing up the
spill, which has been
contained by a 0.5
kilometre-long boom,
authorities said.
Decal spokesman Angel
Solano said the clean-up
would last about three
days. |
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