PARIS, March 14 (Reuters)– French authorities fought on Thursday to consist of an oil slick after the Italian Grande America ship tipped over in the Atlantic today.

The Grimaldi Lines container ship tipped over as well as sank on Tuesday, after igniting while cruising from Hamburg toCasablanca Britain’s Royal Navy frigate Argyll saved all 27 staff participants from the water.

The ship was bring 2,200 tonnes of hefty gas when it sank some 330 kilometres (200 miles) off the shore from La Rochelle in westernFrance Footage from the French navy revealed thick black smoke putting from the vessel.

French authorities claimed a glossy determining 10 kilometres (6 miles) long as well as 1 kilometres broad might get to the shore of southerly Brittany by the end of the weekend break.

[#GrandeAmerica] Images de la nappe d’hydrocarbures depuis l’avion de patrouille maritime @MarineNationale: elle s’ étend sur 10 kilometres de lengthy put 1km de huge. @SGMer @MarineNationale @EMSA_LISBON @FdeRugy @douane_france @CedreBrest @SecCivileFrance @MarinsPompiers @Min_Ecologie pic.twitter.com/bIcLFL6liv

— Premar Atlantique (@premaratlant) March 14, 2019

French Prime Minister Edouard Philippe as well as Environment Minister Francois de Rugy both claimed they were carefully keeping track of the circumstance.

A Grimaldi agent in France decreased to comment. Company authorities in Italy might not instantly be grabbed remark.

(Reporting by Lucien Libert as well as Danielle Rouquie; Editing by Alison Williams)

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