A Spanish cargo ship carrying fertiliser broke in two on 5th
February after hitting a sea wall off the southwestern coast of France in high
winds and was leaking some fuel into the water, French officials said.
Two helicopters lifted a dozen crew members to safety, said
Jean Espilondo, the mayor of Anglet, a town near the French border with Spain
that is close to the scene of the incident
.
“Everyone was evacuated. They appear to be safe and sound
and will be taken to hospital for checks,” Espilondo told Reuters.
The Luno had suffered engine problems before the incident,
Espilondo said. It was not immediately clear what volume of fertiliser it was
carrying.
Patrick Dallennes, a local government prefect, said the ship
had between 120-160 cubic metres of fuel in its tanks at the time of the
incident.
“For the moment the pollution is limited,” he told Reuters.
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