Update: Oil Slick Spreads

Authorities in France as well as Italy are replying to a significant oil slick after a hit a secured containership in the Mediterranean Sea off the island of Corsica.

The crash happened Sunday early morning when the Tunisian roll-on/roll-off ferryboat Ulysse clashed broadside with the Cypriot signed up containership CLS Virginia about 17 miles (28 kilometres) north ofCape Corsica

The crash triggered a violation of the containership’s hull determining numerous meters as well as causing the launch of shelter gas.

An oil slick determining 20 kilometres long by numerous hundred meters vast has actually been observed relocating to the northwest, relocating far from Corsica, according to France’s Maritime Prefecture for the Mediterranean.

Photos reveal the bow of the ferryboat installed in the starboard side of the containership, which is not filled with any kind of containers.

Both French as well as Italian properties have actually been sent off to aid with the clean-up as well as feedback.