Fears of fuel leak after two vessels collide near Gibraltar

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Fears of fuel leak after two vessels collide near Gibraltar

STORY: Fears of fuel leak after two vessels collide near Gibraltar DATELINE: Sept. 2, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:11 LOCATION: Madrid CATEGORY: ENVIRONMENT SHOTLIST: 1. various of the vessels STORYLINE: Emergency services are working around the clock to prevent an environmental disaster of a fuel leak in the port of Gibraltar following a collision between two vessels on Wednesday, the port authority said on Thursday. There are fears that the bulk carrier OS 35 is close to splitting in half and releasing fuel into the bay of Gibraltar after hitting the carrier vessel Adam LNG. The Gibraltar Port Authority in the British Crown Colony informed on Wednesday afternoon that the hull of the OS 35, registered in the Pacific Island state of Tuvalu, had broken but the two sections had not separated. The Adam LNG, registered in the Marshall Islands, suffered only minor damages in the collision. Booms had been placed around the bulk carrier to contain any oil that could escape from its tanks, while the 24 crew members and s

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