TUNIS, April 16 — A tanker carrying 750 tonnes of diesel fuel from Egypt to Malta sank today in the Gulf of Gabes off Tunisia’s southeast coast, sparking a rush to avoid a spill.
The Equatorial Guinea-flagged Xelo was headed from the Egyptian port of Damietta to the European island of Malta when it requested entry to Tunisian waters on Friday evening due to bad weather. Authorities have activated “the national emergency plan for the prevention of marine pollution with the aim of bringing the situation under control and avoiding the spread of pollutants”.
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