Case 1 Massive pollution feared as oil spill tanker Prestige sinks off spain Flying a Bahamas flag, the 42, 000-tonne vessel a was being pulled by a Chinese tug in the employ of the Smit salvage company when it broke up Rajoy said it sank off vigo, and was in international waters. The Japanese-built tanker which appears not to have been inspected since 1999, when the ports of rotterdam and New york both complained about security lapses --is a single-skinned vessel, a type which the European Commission wants to phase out of operations upgraded safety standards
Case 1 Massive pollution feared as oil spill tanker Prestige sinks off Spain • Flying a Bahamas flag, the 42,000-tonne vessel was being pulled by a Chinese tug in the employ of the Smit salvage company when it broke up. Rajoy said it sank off Vigo, and was in international waters. The Japanese-built tanker -- which appears not to have been inspected since 1999, when the ports of Rotterdam and New York both complained about security lapses -- is a single-skinned vessel, a type which the European Commission wants to phase out of operations with upgraded safety standards
Case 1 Massive pollution feared as oil spill tanker Prestige sinks off spain Fishing and shellfish collecting --the backbone of the local economy --have been banned over a 150-kilometer stretch of coast, sullied by oil in several patches. Regional authorities and rescue crews are worried the spill may wreak major damage on one of Spain's most beautiful coasts famous for their corals. marine life and seabirds Galicia is the region of the 15-nation European Union most dependent on fishing and the industry there employs 120,000 people
Case 1 Massive pollution feared as oil spill tanker Prestige sinks off Spain • Fishing and shellfish collecting -- the backbone of the local economy -- have been banned over a 150-kilometer stretch of coast, sullied by oil in several patches. Regional authorities and rescue crews are worried the spill may wreak major damage on one of Spain's most beautiful coasts, famous for their corals, marine life and seabirds. Galicia is the region of the 15-nation European Union most dependent on fishing and the industry there employs 120,000 people