Oil spill near Colombo Port brought under control within 8 hours

Oil spill near Colombo Port brought under control within eight hoursOil spill near Colombo Port brought under control within eight hours An oil spill reported near the Colombo Port in the early hours of December 14 has been successfully brought under control, authorities said. The spill occurred near the crude oil unloading buoy belonging to the Ceylon Petroleum Corporation (CPC) during unloading operations from the vessel MT ASP Avana. Officials said the incident was caused by a defect in a pipeline connected to the buoy. The spill was reported at around 3.30 a.m., following which officials from the Marine Environment…

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