Monday 25/November/2024 – 07:53 AM
For the fourth day in a row, the Petroleum Pollution Control Center in Hurghada continues its marine survey and follow-up work on fuel leakage from the cargo ship that ran aground after it broke down and anchored in coral reef areas off the shores of the city of Al-Qusayr, south of the Red Sea.
Spread large areas of rubber barriers to trap oil stains
Large areas of rubber barriers were deployed to cover the oil stains and prevent them from extending to new areas. It was revealed from the notifications received by the specialized Red Sea agencies that the docking ship was carrying 4,000 tons of oil and 120 tons of diesel and diesel fuel.
The competent authorities in the Red Sea, in coordination with the Health Directorate and the Red Sea Ambulance Facility, succeeded in evacuating the crew of the cargo ship that ran aground on the coral reefs off the shores of the city of Al-Qusayr.
The 21 crew members are of different nationalities, including Indians, Syrians, Egyptians, and Iraqis. The evacuation process was completed without any casualties among them, and they were transported by a number of rubber boats to the beach and then to ambulances.
The inspection proved that the ship collided with the edge of the reef in the area, causing holes in it and a fuel leak. Initial environmental reports and photos that were monitored indicated that the ship suffered a leak from the fuel tanks after the ship’s hull collided with the edge of the coral reef, and the petroleum pollution spread. For the beach This raises concerns about oil leaking into the water and polluting the marine environment.
