oil spill
An environmental committee was formed to take immediate measures, alongside the Al-Salam Center for Combating Marine Oil Pollution in Sharm El-Sheikh, to contain the pollution and begin cleaning the beach.
Despite numerous attempts to prevent the ship from sinking, including efforts to stabilize it, poor weather conditions and extensive damage to the ship’s hull led to its eventual sinking.
Samples of such oil spill were taken and sent to the environmental affairs agency in Suez to analyze them and determine their possible sources, Fouad said.
The government has taken swift measures to contain an oil spill found off the southern shores of El Tor city, Red Sea, forming an investigative unit.
The Nile Protection Department and Environment in Luxor announced a state of emergency after an oil spill.
Greek officials fumbled their response to a minor oil spill that is now threatening beaches near Athens five days after the suspicious sinking of a tanker.
