File photo shows the Liberian-flagged MV Aldan (IMO:
9258014) Photo: MarineTraffic.com/Jurij S.
June 17, 2021
MADRID, June 17 (Reuters) – Spain has detained a
tanker ship for illegally dumping fuel in waters off the Canary Islands and
creating a 55-square km (21 square miles) oil spill, the Transport Ministry
said.
Spanish maritime authorities ordered the
Liberia-flagged Aldan to dock in the southern port of Almeria last Sunday after
the European Union’s Maritime Safety Agency detected the spill through
satellite imagery.
Refinitiv shipping data showed the Aldan,
which had been heading eastwards through the Mediterranean to Greece, diverted
to Almeria on Sunday. As of Thursday evening it was still there.
The ship’s manager must pay a 600,000 euro ($713,640)
fine to release the vessel, the ministry said, adding the amount was a record
high for Spain.
The Aldan’s manager is Greece-based Eurotankers Inc,
according to Refinitiv data. Eurotankers did not respond to a request for
comment. ($1 = 0.8408 euros) (Reporting by Emma Pinedo and Nathan Allen.
Editing by Jane Merriman and David Evans)
(c) Copyright Thomson Reuters 2021.
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