PULA/LABIN, Aug 25 (Hina) - Oil from a war ship sunken in Kvarner Bay in the northern Adriatic in World War Two is the cause of an oil slick which has been endangering the eastern coast of the Istrian peninsula for the past three
days. The ship, which interior ministry divers found on Saturday morning about 60 m below the sea, has confirmed the assumptions of the Istra County sea pollution centre as to the causes of the oil slick. The main task now is to "prevent the further flowing out of the oil into the sea" and protect the coast from the two-km oil slick, which is spreading due to a strong wind, representatives of the centre told reporters in Rabac. Earlier today prefect Ivan Jakovic visited the town and said he was satisfied the cause of the pollution had been discovered and hoped the oil would be stopped from flowing out during the day. Environmental Protection and Zoning Minister Bozo Kovacevi
PULA/LABIN, Aug 25 (Hina) - Oil from a war ship sunken in Kvarner Bay
in the northern Adriatic in World War Two is the cause of an oil
slick which has been endangering the eastern coast of the Istrian
peninsula for the past three days.
The ship, which interior ministry divers found on Saturday morning
about 60 m below the sea, has confirmed the assumptions of the Istra
County sea pollution centre as to the causes of the oil slick.
The main task now is to "prevent the further flowing out of the oil
into the sea" and protect the coast from the two-km oil slick, which
is spreading due to a strong wind, representatives of the centre
told reporters in Rabac.
Earlier today prefect Ivan Jakovic visited the town and said he was
satisfied the cause of the pollution had been discovered and hoped
the oil would be stopped from flowing out during the day.
Environmental Protection and Zoning Minister Bozo Kovacevic also
visited the site of the accident.
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