Vessel, headed from Egypt to Malta, had requested entry to Tunisian waters on Friday night as a result of unhealthy climate.
A ship carrying 750 tonnes of diesel from Egypt to Malta has sunk within the Gulf of Gabes off Tunisia’s southeast coast.
“The ship sank this morning in Tunisian territorial waters. For the second, there is no such thing as a leak,” Mohamed Karray, a spokesman for an area court docket mentioned on Saturday, including {that a} “catastrophe prevention committee will meet to resolve on the measures to be taken”.
Earlier, authorities in Tunisia mentioned the ship that bumped into issue dangers leaking and creating an “environmental catastrophe”.
The service provider ship, the Xelo, requested entry to Tunisian waters on Friday night as a result of unhealthy climate, the surroundings ministry mentioned in a press release.
The Equatorial Guinea-flagged ship, headed from the Egyptian port of Damietta to Malta, started taking water about 7km (4 miles) offshore within the Gulf of Gabes and the engine room was engulfed.
Tunisian authorities had earlier evacuated the seven-member crew from the ship, which “dangers leaking”, the ministry mentioned, including that the defence, inside, transport and customs ministries have been working to keep away from “a marine environmental catastrophe within the area and restrict its impression”.
The surroundings ministry mentioned the ship’s scenario was “alarming” and that it had put in place an “pressing nationwide intervention plan” to keep away from a catastrophe.
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