Oil leak off Blouberstrand

[James]

Oil leaked from the wreckage of a bulk carrier off Blouberstrand on Wednesday afternoon, the City of Cape Town said.

The navy had conducted controlled blasts to weaken the structure since Monday, said disaster risk management centre spokesman Wilfred Solomons-Johannes.

"When it blasted one of the tanks underwater it ruptured, and it then released oil that was onboard the wreck."

He said this resulted in an oil slick emanating...read more here: Oil leak off Blouberstrand

 

[MHercie]

Are you kidding me??????
Another beautiful beach ruined

 

[simon]

I think you mean BlouberGstrand James

 

[HavocXphere]

Fckin hell. Why didn't they pump out the oil before blasting it?!?!

 

[Dohc-WP]

Fckin hell. Why didn't they pump out the oil before blasting it?!?!

its our navy what did u expect lol, they've even managed to put all the submarines in that corrupt armsdeal out of commission recently

 

[MHercie]

Blow up and clean up later,guess that's their motto.

 

[Ichigo]

Not another oil leak there

 

[MHercie]

There goes our tax money to fix that mess.