US EditionEgypt: Extensive Efforts to Contain Crisis of Oil Spill in Red Sea - Minister of Environment
- Egyptian authorities are working to salvage the VSG Glory, which began sinking near Quseir after being stranded for 10 days, as reported by maritime sources from Reuters.
- The vessel carried 4,000 metric tons of bran and 70 tons of fuel oil, and has a 60-centimeter hull breach allowing seawater in, according to maritime sources.
- Efforts to stabilize the ship are complicated by bad weather, and 250 tons of contaminated water and fuel have been extracted, but some fuel remains on board.
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Egypt: Extensive Efforts to Contain Crisis of Oil Spill in Red Sea - Minister of Environment
As part of the Ministry of Environment's response to the cargo ship grounding crisis in Quseir, Minister of Environment Yasmine Fouad confirmed that significant efforts have been made over the past few days to address the situation.
Egyptian authorities are making efforts to save the cargo ship VSG Glory, which began sinking today near the coral reefs off Qusayr in the Red Sea, where it had been stranded for the past 10 days, Egyptian authorities confirmed to Reuters.
Cargo ship sinking off Egypt’s Red Sea coast
Egyptian authorities are scrambling to salvage the VSG Glory, a cargo ship that began sinking on Monday near the coral reefs off Quseir in the Red Sea Governorate after being stranded for 10 days, maritime sources told Reuters.
The Straits Times
ZawyaCargo ship sinking off Egypt’s Red Sea coast
CAIRO - Egyptian authorities are scrambling to salvage the VSG Glory, a cargo ship that began sinking on Monday near the coral reefs off Quseir in the Red Sea Governorate after being stranded for 10 days, maritime sources told Reuters.
A general cargo ship sailing under the flag of the Comoros has sunk near coral reefs in Egyptian waters in the Red Sea, posing a threat of an ecological disaster, Egyptian authorities say.
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