Ship’s oil spillage

ACCORDING to the group

‘Verdemar Ecologists in Action’, the remains of oil from the ‘OS 35’ ship that has been stranded east of Gibraltar since August 30 last year, are reaching the coast of the Cadiz region of Campo de Gibraltar.

In a statement published on Thursday, April 6, they argued that oil has appeared on beaches in the municipalities of Algeciras and Los Barrios.

“Today there were frequent oil stains from the Palmones river in Los Barrios to the beach of La Concha, in El Rinconcillo, in Algeciras,” they claimed. “Specifically, these were balls of oil mixed with seawater and oil stains. We believe that the vessel still has the remains in its holds and oil circuits of hydrocarbons that may come out as a result of the storm,” they added.

Jose Ignacio Landaluce, the mayor of Algeciras, confirmed in a statement the arrival of