Urgent | Jordan Maritime Authority: strict measures to prepare for any oil spill from a tanker in Bab al-Mandab

Written By غالب أبوبكر on 2021/06/14

This article was written originally in Arabic and is translated using a 3rd party automated service. ArabiaWeather is not responsible for any grammatical errors whatsoever.

<p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"><strong>Arab Weather</strong> - The Director of the Jordan Maritime Authority, Engineer Muhammad Al-Salman, said that the Jordanian Maritime Authority is closely following a leak from an oil tanker in the Bab al-Mandab Strait in Yemen.</p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> He added that the Jordanian Maritime Authority had taken strict measures to prepare for any oil spill from the oil tanker docked at Bab al-Mandab.</p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> Al-Salman explained that Jordan discussed with the countries bordering the Red Sea the issue of the tanker, adding that this oil tanker is a time bomb, and any oil spill has repercussions on the marine environment and on the beaches overlooking the Red Sea, including the Aqaba beach.</p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> Al-Salman indicated that the National Center for Security and Crisis Management showed great interest in the measures taken by the Maritime Authority to confront any possible oil spill.</p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> <span style="color:#FF0000;"><strong>Regarding the geographical distance, the Director of the Maritime Authority indicated that the distance between Aqaba and Bab al-Mandab is far, but it is possible for the oil spill to reach through different routes.</strong></span></p>

This article was written originally in Arabic and is translated using a 3rd party automated service. ArabiaWeather is not responsible for any grammatical errors whatsoever.


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