After the sinking of the freighter "Grande America" in the Bay of Biscay, the French authorities are investigating a third party, discovered Oil slick. It was there where the ship sank, said Stéphane Doll, Director of the water pollution specialized facility Cedre on Saturday. The beginning of the week, you'll know more about it. The layer of Oil had been discovered on Friday and, according to the Prefecture, a reference to the fact that the wreck is still heavy oil free.
After the sinking of the cargo ship on Tuesday, several kilometers of driving long Oil slicks in the Bay of Biscay on France's West coast. Already on Thursday two kilometers were discovered long contaminated zones. You have to drive on the French Atlantic coast - an oil Spill threatens.
More aboutcontainer ship accident, Oil slick could reach France on Sunday
The Oil comes from the fuel tanks of the freighter. The ship, which had, as well as containers of over 2000 vehicles on Board, that was good, fell 300 kilometers from the coast, after a fire. The Italian-flagged ship had dangerous goods on Board. On Friday, two containers were discovered in the sea. (dpa)