周五，一艘化学品油轮和一艘散货船在直布罗陀海峡附近发生碰撞，导致约500立方米石蜡泄漏到水中。人们看到石蜡漂浮在西班牙阿尔赫西拉斯港附近。

石蜡是油轮Southern Puma运输的货物，该油轮与散货船Louisa Bolten相撞。

该事件发生在周五上午，当时Bulker Louisa Bolten正在穿越直布罗陀海峡向东航行。她在休达东北部与化学品油轮Southern Puma相撞。

根据电子记录，油轮Southern Puma在关闭AIS发射机的情况下运行。其AIS信号最后一次被Pole Star接收是在2024年10月25日，当时该船正在穿越英吉利海峡。

没有人员伤亡，但油轮的右舷严重受损。碰撞的影响损坏了它的一个货舱，石蜡从那里流入大海。

由于石蜡是可生物降解的，它在环境温度下会迅速固化，因此对海洋环境的危害估计很小。

没有燃油泄漏的报告。然而，作为预防措施，西班牙环保组织Verdemar Ecologistas en Accion敦促当局监测情况。

这艘油轮在四艘拖船的帮助下抵达阿尔赫西拉斯港，停泊在泊位上等待维修。在进入干船坞之前，它将把剩余的货物卸到另一艘油轮上。还将检查其他损坏情况。

根据当地政府的说法，这艘船没有环境风险，尽管出于安全考虑，它周围已经部署了围油栏。

散货船Louisa Bolten正在前往土耳其Aliaga港的途中。

▲图源：网络，侵权必删

英文原文

A collision between a chemical tanker and a bulker close to Gibraltar Strait on Friday led to spillage of around 500 m3 of paraffin into the waters.  The paraffin was seen floating close to Spain’s Algeciras Port.



The paraffin was the cargo being transported by the tanker Southern Puma that was hit by the bulker Louisa Bolten.



The incident occurred on Friday morning when Bulker Louisa Bolten was sailing eastbound through the Gibraltar Strait.  She collided with the chemical tanker Southern Puma, northeast of Ceuta.



The tanker Southern Puma, per electronic records, was operating with its AIS transmitter switched off.  Its AIS signal was last received on October 25, 2024, by Pole Star when the ship was crossing the English Channel.



There were no injuries, but the tanker was badly damaged on its starboard side.  The impact of the collision damaged one of its cargo tanks from which paraffin flowed into the sea.



Since paraffin is biodegradable, it quickly solidifies at ambient temperature, so the harm to the marine environment is estimated to be minimal.



Bunker fuel leakage has not been reported.  However, as a precaution, the Spanish environmental group Verdemar Ecologistas en Accion prompted the authorities to monitor the situation.



The tanker was helped by four tugboats and reached the Port of Algeciras where it was tied at a berth and is awaiting repairs.  It will offload its remaining cargo to another tanker before going into the dry dock.  It will also be inspected for other damages.



Per local authorities, there is no environmental risk from the ship, although a boom has been deployed around it for safety purposes.



Bulker Louisa Bolten is on its way to Aliaga Port in Turkey.

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