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Oil spill in Lyttelton Harbour
Oil spill in Lyttelton
Harbour
Work is underway to clean up an
oil spill in Lyttelton harbour which was discovered this
morning at the commercial wharfs of the inner
harbour.
Regional on-scene commander for
Environment Canterbury, Jim Dilley says the vessel Ocean
Breeze is leaking fuel from its tank.
“The fuel
is leeching out under the waterline and has been doing so
overnight.
“There is a strong smell of diesel and
a fair amount of oil which we are working to contain. We
have a boom in place around the vessel and will then use a
skimmer to recover the oil from the water.”
Due
to the spill being in the busy commercial area there are
only a few seabirds, mainly seagulls calling that part of
the harbour home. Mr Dilley says they will be monitored
for any adverse effects caused by the spill.
The
Ocean Breeze recently had a fire on board when it was
situated in dry-dock at Lyttelton. It has since been put
back in the water and was floating alongside the wharf
preparing to leave when the leak
occurred.
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