Ship carrying 750 tonnes of diesel sinks off Tunisia's coast | News
Vessel, headed from Egypt to Malta, had requested entry to Tunisian waters on Friday evening due to bad weather.
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Vessel, headed from Egypt to Malta, had requested entry to Tunisian waters on Friday evening due to bad weather.
Tunis - A tanker carrying 750 tonnes of diesel fuel from Egypt to Malta sank Saturday in the Gulf of Gabes off Tunisia's southeast coast, sparking a rush to avoid a spill."The...
In what could turn into an "environmental disaster", a fuel-laden ship has sunk off the coast of Tunisia on Saturday. The ship, which was carrying diesel fuel from Egypt to Malta, had ran into difficulty near Tunisia’s coast. The ship has over 750 tonnes of diesel. It has sunk in the Gulf of Gabes, an AFP report said, citing a local court's spokesman.
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – A tanker carrying 750 tons of diesel fuel from Egypt to Malta sank Saturday in the Gulf of Gabes off Tunisia’s southeast coast, a spokesman for a local court said.
The ship began taking water around four miles offshore in the Gulf of Gabes and the engine room was engulfed, according to a Tunisian environment ministry statement.