Porto: burning fuel ship in the Foz do Douro area

Fire on a ship off Foz in Porto

The flames were fought by another vessel.

Porto: burning fuel ship in the Foz do Douro area

The fire alert was issued at 15:24. The burning ship was headed for the port of Leixões, in Matosinhos. What is at the origin of the flames is still unknown.

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A burning ship off Foz do Douro was carrying oil and chemicals. What is the environmental impact of this fire?

There is new information about the burning ship along Foz do Douro: it left the Port of Sines, bound for the Port of Leixões, and was carrying refined aviation fuel. The fire broke out in the engine room and, at the moment, the biggest environmental impact is smoke and the smell of fuel. Biologist Adriano Bordalo e Sá explains that the worst case scenario “could be in the event of a spill already in the flood” within a few hours, which would re…

The images of “Greta K”, the ship burning in Foz do Douro

The ship “Greta K”, flying the Maltese flag, was headed for the port of Leixões, in Matosinhos, from Sines, when it burst into flames near Gondarém beach, Foz do Douro.

Ship with burning fuel in the Foz do Douro area, in Porto

The burning ship was headed for the port of Leixões, in Matosinhos.