There it sank Cargo ship Xelo which transported 750 tons of fuel and was blocked off the coast of Tunisia due to rough seas. The crew had been evacuated. Now an environmental catastrophe is feared, but for the moment No diesel leaks are reported . This was announced by the local authorities. The ship is in About 7 km from the coast of the Gulf of Gabes (about 180 kilometers from the coast of Lampedusa). The Tunis Ministry of the Environment announces on its Facebook page that it has activated this national emergency plan in coordination with all interested ministries. The ship flying the flag of Equatorial Guinea, coming from Egypt and en route to Malta, had asked to enter Tunisian territorial waters. The crew first approached the Tunisian authorities for permission to disembark. However, seawater flooded the ship’s engine room to a height of two meters and the entire crew was evacuated.
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