Two ministers from France s government have flown over oil slicks that they re worried could land on Corsica s coastline.
Two navy ships that set off from the port of Toulon are sailing towards them with special equipment to attempt to clean them up.
The spills, which are 35 kilometres long, were made deliberately by ships trying to save money by dumping used oil overboard rather than having it removed in port. These are used oils that are found in the holds and which normally have to be degassed in the ports. There are installations for this purpose to empty the holds. However, some people, in order to make some savings, empty this into the sea and this is what is happening today, said Barbara Pompili, France s Minister of Ecological Transition.