P&I Associates, our correspondents in Durban, has provided us with the following information.

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We have been advised that at about 15h00, 7 April 2014, that an oil pipeline belonging to Engen Petroleum Company which supplies bunker fuel leaked and the fuel oil has leaked into the port of Richards Bay.

There are a number of ships inside the port loading which may be stained or become stained with oil on their hulls and that oil will need to be cleaned off the hulls prior to the vessels departure in order to avoid fines on route or at discharge ports.

We have already been appointed by the Swedish Club in respect of their member’s vessel loading coal and whose hull has already become oil stained stained. Since this is a shore issue we are free to assist any of your members whose vessels may already be stained or may become stained.

We are endeavouring to ascertain the exact extent of the oil spill and the quantity of oil spilt into the bay and the plan to clean up the spill.

There are pollution companies on hand and the first priority must be to clean the bay so as to control the extent of the spill.

Please ask your members to contact us should they have any queries or concerns.

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