Maersk Containership Spills Fuel Off Barcelona During Bunkering Operations

Cleanup is underway off Spain after a Maersk containership spilled gasoline oil throughout bunkering operations Tuesday evening.

Spain’s maritime emergency company Salvamento Maritimo studies that it was knowledgeable by crew of the MV Nele Maersk of an unintentional spill that occurred throughout routine gasoline switch operations Tuesday evening whereas approximate 140 km (87 miles) from Barcelona.

Salvamento Maritimo stated it mobilized a number of property to space to survey, include and cleanup the gasoline oil spill and mitigate any impacts to the atmosphere. The company didn’t present any estimates on precisely how a lot gasoline had spilled.

The MV Nele Maersk was sure for Genoa, Italy with 21 crew members when the incident occurred. The incident has been reported to the port of Genoa and Denmark, the flag state of the containership.

The Harbour Master of Barcelona enabled the National Maritime Plan at stage 1, Salvamento Maritimo stated.

The 30,000 DWT MV Nele Maersk was underway within the Ligurian Sea as of 11:20 a.m. EDT on Wednesday, based on AIS data from MarineTraffic.com.