Collision between two tankers in the strait, near Moroccan waters

The incident occurred about 20 miles southeast of Punta Europa and just over 15 miles east of Ceuta. Alerted, the Maritime Rescue Coordination Center in Tarifa deployed the ships Luz de Mar and Salvamar Denébola to the scene. The first ship, flying the Liberian flag and loaded with paraffin destined for Moeve in San Roque (formerly Cepsa), suffered significant damage to its side, causing a spill of about 500 cubic meters (500,000 liters) of this product into the waters of the strait, according to the estimate of the maritime captaincy of the port of Algeciras after analysis of a sample.

As for the second ship, flying the Marshall Islands flag and sailing from the port of Avonmouth (United Kingdom) to Aliaga (Turkey), it was damaged at the front. On the other hand, no human damage was recorded, reports Europa Sur. Given the minor damage suffered by the two vessels, the maritime services have authorized them to continue their navigation. The maritime services ensure that they are monitoring the extent of the paraffin spill, the installation of anti-pollution barriers in the area having proved ineffective due to the biodegradable nature of the product which, it is specified, is not toxic.