ENVIRONMENTAL ALERT: Gibraltar Port Shuts Down After Oil Spill As Gov Activates Contingency Plan

Picture shows the  Departament of Environment staff responding to the oil spill in the Gibraltar Bay, Spain, on Tuesday, August, 2023. The ship  Gas Venus was refueling  when the leak occurred. Note: Government photo. (@ThinkingGreenGI/Newsflash) Picture shows the Departament of Environment staff responding to the oil spill in the Gibraltar Bay, Spain, on Tuesday, August, 2023. The ship Gas Venus was refueling when the leak occurred. Note: Government photo. (@ThinkingGreenGI/Newsflash)
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02 August 2023
The port of the British overseas territory of Gibraltar has been shut down after an oil spill triggered an environmental alert. Environmentalists warn of a "toxic cloud" covering the Strait of Gibraltar, the Bay of Algeciras and Ceuta, according to Spanish media, with the local authorities...