An oil tanker carrying 750 tons of hydrocarbons traveling fromEgypt a Maltaand blocked off the Tunisia, it sank. This was reported by the Tunisian authorities, adding that they are working to avoid “an environmental disaster in the region”.
There are currently no losses. There Xelo oil companyflying the flag of Equatorial Guineaon Friday evening he had asked to enter Tunisian waters due to bad weather conditions.
During the journey between the Egyptian port of Damietta and Malta, he had begun to take on water about seven kilometers from the coast of the Gulf of Gabès.
The crew initially approached the Tunisian authorities to obtain permission to disembark. But the sea water flooded the ship’s engine room to a height of two meters and thus the entire crew was evacuated.
(article being updated)
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