Beach closed due to oil spill

Beach sand and sea in Oeiras are banned “for an indefinite period”. Fuel leak occurred during refueling between two ships in the Tagus River, next to the 25 de Abril Bridge.

Pollution of the sea with palm oil and damages of more than $2 million: the start of a foreign vessel was informed of suspicionThe senior assistant captain of a foreign vessel was informed of suspicion of pollution of the sea with palm oil in the waters of the port “Pivdenny”. The damage is estimated at more than $2 million.

Monitoring will be important to verify that aquatic resources were free of pollution even after controlling the spill of 400 liters of fuel near Oeiras.

The Environmental Protection Department has identified a ship that contaminated the port of Klaipėda with oil products in September last year. As the department reported, an investigation revealed that the pollutants came from a research vessel belonging to Columbia University. According to environmentalists, at the time of the incident, the ship was undergoing a diesel fuel transfer operation. Due to the overfilled fuel tank, 400 liters of di…

Marta Martins explained that it would be much worse if the spill were crude oil and said that retention measures are more effective for fuel.

The source of pollution in the Tagus River, resulting from a refueling maneuver between two ships, is being combated by elements of the Port Authority of Lisbon