Divers have inspected the hull of the tanker that sank off Tunisia’s coast with 750 tonnes of diesel.
Divers have inspected the hull of a tanker loaded with 750 tonnes of gasoline that sank off southeastern Tunisia, with no leak detected thus far, officers stated.
The crew of the Xelo had made a misery name on Friday night and sought shelter in Tunisian waters from dangerous climate earlier than taking place, authorities stated.
The Equatorial Guinea-flagged Xelo was travelling from Egypt to Malta when it went down.
Pictures launched by the setting and defence ministries confirmed divers heading for the positioning within the Gulf of Gabes, after which stepping into the water on the scene that has been sealed off by Tunisia’s navy.
“With the development in climate circumstances, a group of divers accompanied by the ship’s captain and engineer who know its format are on website to look at the hull,” Mohamed Karray, spokesman for the courtroom in Gabes metropolis, which is investigating Saturday’s sinking, advised the AFP information company on Sunday.
Defence ministry pictures confirmed the vessel largely submerged.
Setting Minister Leila Chikhaoui, who travelled to the port of Gabes on Saturday to assist oversee the response, stated the scenario was “beneath management”.
“We expect the hull remains to be watertight and there's no leakage for the second,” she advised AFP.
As a precaution, protecting booms to comprise any oil slick have been positioned across the wreck.
Some international locations have supplied to assist Tunisia forestall injury to the setting, the Tunisian defence ministry stated on Sunday.
Native media studies stated Italy had supplied to assist and that it was anticipated to ship a naval vessel specialised in coping with marine disasters.
The Tunisia department of the World Wildlife Fund expressed concern over one other “environmental disaster” within the area, an vital fishing zone which has already suffered from air pollution.
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