Maritime Safety Authority resumes oil recovery operation in Algoa Bay
Deputy chief operations officer captain Vernon Keller adds the oil spillage incident occurred during a bunkering service or ‘ship-to-ship’ oil transfer, at about midday on Monday.
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Deputy chief operations officer captain Vernon Keller adds the oil spillage incident occurred during a bunkering service or ‘ship-to-ship’ oil transfer, at about midday on Monday.
The SA Maritime Safety Authority is probing the oil spill in the sea at Algoa Bay in the Eastern Cape.
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