Efforts to limit environmental damage begin after vessel carrying 750-1,000 tonnes of fuel sank off Tunisia’s coast
Some neighbouring countries have offered to help Tunisia prevent damage to the environment, after a merchant ship carrying up to one thousand tonnes of fuel sank off the country’s coast, the Tunisian defence ministry said on Sunday.
The ship, which was travelling from Equatorial Guinea to Malta, requested entry to Tunisian waters on Friday evening due to bad weather. It sank near Gabes, and the Tunisian navy rescued all seven crew members. After being checked in hospital, all seven were taken to a hotel.