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The first web2.0 spanish blog about Maritime Affairs. El primer blog web2.0 español sobre el sector marítimo.

Madrid's U-turn on Prestige leak

lunes, diciembre 04, 2006
SANTIAGO DE COMPOSTELA 04 December – The Spanish government is to contract energy company Repsol YPF to launch an inspection of the wreck of the tanker Prestige. Saturday's decision by deputy prime minister María Teresa Fernández De la Vega follows a rejection of calls for an investigation last week, but comes after tests on samples of fuel oil that confirmed leaks of up to 50 litres of fuel a day from the stern of the wreck. “I am certain and can guarantee 100% that the leaks will neither increase nor affect the land and marine environment,” De la Vega said at the weekend, but added that the government wanted to provide “another guarantee” for the environment. De la Vega announced the move after talks with Repsol YPF chairman Antonio Brufau on Friday. Meanwhile De la Vega has unveiled a tool that will give an indication of changes to ocean currents, thereby offering better preparedness in a crisis. It will be a scientific basis for decision-making that was dearly missed four years ago, the minister said.

 

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Madrid under pressure over Prestige

jueves, noviembre 30, 2006
SANTIAGO DE COMPOSTELA 30 November – The Spanish government is under renewed pressure to launch an inspection of the wreck of the tanker Prestige, which has been leaking up to 50 litres of fuel oil a day since July. Following tests on samples of fuel oil, Madrid confirmed on 20 November that the new leaks were from the tanker’s stern end, which continues to hold 700-1,000 tonnes of fuel oil. However the Galician newspaper La Voz de Galicia claimed today that the government has been aware of the leaks since July when Spain’s Oceanographic Institute started testing fuel oil samples. The government says it will increase vigilance of the affected area but has ruled out an inspection of the stern end of the tanker as it claims the leaks will have minimal impact on the marine environment. During 2004, Spanish energy company Repsol YPF extracted 14,000 tonnes of fuel oil from the tanker – about 95% of fuel left in the ship following the sinking of the tanker in November 2002. The remaining fuel oil was allegedly not extracted because of technical difficulties in reaching the areas of the stern of the ship.

 

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Spain probes ferry collision

 MADRID 30 November – Spain’s merchant marine authority, La Dirección General de la Marina Mercante, has launched an enquiry into a collision between two ferries in which five passengers were injured. The incident occurred on 28 November 5n-miles from the port of Algeciras when the Morocco-registered, IMTC-operated 6,767-gt Atlas is reported to have collided with the stern of the Buquesbus-owned 5,517-gt Avemar Dos. After the collision the Avemar Dos was able to continue onward to Ceuta where the injured passengers suffering from bruises and fractures were taken to hospital.

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