Spain seizes a Turkish tanker in the Mediterranean

The Spanish Ministry of Transport has opened waters near the port city of Tarragona, in the northeast of the country.

As the Mediterranean and parts of the Atlantic Ocean that coincide with the Spanish coast have become a hub for shipping activities, including ship-to-ship transfers of oil, industry officials say this is a concern of increasing security.

SPAIN: SHIP UNLOADS HYDROCARBONS INTO WATER

Spanish authorities claimed that on February 11 they seized the vessel Legartha, which was found to be dumping hydrocarbons overboard using satellite radar and aircraft sensors.

“The oil layer at the rear of the ship spread over an area of ​​12.7 square kilometers,” the department of the Ministry of Transport responsible for the domestic merchant fleet said.

WILL PAY 100 THOUSAND EUROS

In the statement, the owner will pay 100,000 euros ($106,680) until the owner pays. being arrested AND evidence He stated that the authorities will launch a disciplinary investigation in line with this.

In a statement to Reuters by the ministry unit, Lagertha was in open water and atmosphere He claimed they couldn’t measure whether it caused harm or not. According to the information of the shipment database and its website boat operator Turkey-based Beşiktaş Shipping Group has yet to respond to questions on the matter.

ON FEBRUARY 14 THEY ACCOMPANIED ANOTHER TANK

The ministry unit also detained an oil tanker named Elephant on February 14 due to “technical and documentary deficiencies,” according to a statement to Reuters. Authorities said Elephant was transporting oil from ship to ship to the Singapore-flagged Maersk Magellan, which was banned from the Spanish port earlier this month.

Denmark-based Maersk Tankers Elephant, which operates Maersk Magellan, did not respond to questions last week, but said that according to official documents, the cargo transported from one ship to another is of Turkish origin. (Reuters)