The Investigation Commission for Marine Accidents and Incidents (CIAIM), under the Ministry of Public Works, has opened an investigation to find out the causes that caused the "Volcan De Tamasite" to crash against the Nelson Mandela pier. After a problem in the electrical panel of the rudder was left inoperative for a few minutes when the ship was about to leave the port of Luz in the direction of Tenerife. The investigation will be carried out parallel to the file that has opened by the Maritime Captaincy of Las Palmas after the incident. Regarding the gasoil that spread in the sea much of the 60 tons have disappeared during the weekend thanks to its volatile nature, the heat and the action of the Salvamento Marítimo boats, which prevented a contamination of the coast by mechanical dispersion. The oil spill in the vicinity of the Nelson Mandela pier covered an area of approximately 500 meters. The rescue boat "Salvamar Nunki" controlled the spot in the morning, while the "Guardamar Talia" was monitoring the area of La Garita in case there was any remaining fuel. The airplane Sasemar 103 was launched for a surveillance flight. The anti-pollution operation continued on Apr 25 in order to verify that the dumped oil had totally dissipated. As for the person injured in the accident and who had had to stay over the weekend in a hospital for observation, the man has now been discharged.
ACCIDENTS
25 April 2017 - 14:00
Update: 25 April 2017 - 23:01
Investigation into allision launched, oil dissipated largely
Investigation into allision launched, oil dissipated largely
ACCIDENTS
25 April 2017 - 14:00
Update: 25 April 2017 - 23:01
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