Cyprus’ Department of Fisheries and Marine Research was informed last Thursday in connection with an incident of marine pollution from fuel from a Power Plant in the coastal region of Baniyas in Syria and since then monitors the situation, a press release issued on Monday says.
According to the press release, yesterday around 7 p.m. the Deputy Ministry of Shipping received a satellite image from the CleanSeaNet system of EMSA (European Maritime Safety Agency), which shows the existence of a possible oil spill in the sea area between Cyprus and Syria, estimated to be related to the previously detected leak on the coast.
Relevant information was also gathered by REMPEC (Regional Marine Pollution Emergency Response Center for the Mediterranean Sea). Based on the National Emergency Plan for dealing with marine pollution from petroleum products, the Reaction Te
Source: Cyprus News Agency