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Greek Tanker is Main Suspect in Disastrous Mediterranean Oil Spill, Israeli Media Reports (with VIDEO) Maya Margit 02/23/2021
Tar washing up along 90% of Israel’s coastline could take years to clean up, experts warn
A Greek-owned and flagged oil tanker has been named as the main suspect in a major oil spill that drenched Israel’s scenic Mediterranean shoreline with tar last week.
Israel’s Kan public broadcaster reported Monday that the Minerva Helen is under investigation as the likely culprit in the spill. The ship is also suspected of being responsible for a major spill off the coast of Copenhagen, Denmark in January 2008.
Disastrous Mediterranean Tar Spill ‘Could Take Years to Clean Up,’ Experts Warn Maya Margit 02/21/2021
Israel seeks to identify those responsible, as some 105 out 118 miles of coastline affected by black refuse
A major tar spill off Israel’s coast has drenched much of its scenic Mediterranean shoreline in black refuse that could take years to clean up, environmental experts have warned.
According to the Israel Nature and Parks Authority, some 170 km (105 mi) out of 190 km (118 mi) of Israel’s beaches have been damaged by the offshore oil spill, marking one of the worst ecological disasters in the country in over a decade.
Red Sea coral reefs ‘under threat’ from Israel-UAE oil deal
February 15, 2021
Israeli environmentalists are warning that a UAE-Israeli oil pipeline deal threatens unique Red Sea coral reefs and could lead to “the next ecological disaster”.
The agreement to bring Emirati crude oil by tanker to a pipeline in the Red Sea port of Eilat was signed after the two nations normalised ties late last year and should come into force within months.
With experts warning of possible leaks and spills at the ageing Eilat port, and the Israeli environmental protection ministry demanding “urgent” talks on the deal, activists mobilised last week.
UAE-Israeli oil pipeline is an ecological disaster, threat to Red Sea coral reef
Coral populations around the world are under threat from bleaching caused by climate change, these reefs are stable due to their unique heat resistance.
Feb 16, 2021 11:18:55 IST
Israeli environmentalists are warning that a UAE-Israeli oil pipeline deal threatens unique Red Sea coral reefs and could lead to the next ecological disaster . The agreement to bring Emirati crude oil by tanker to a pipeline in the Red Sea port of Eilat was signed after Israel normalised ties with the Gulf Arab nation late last year and should come into force within months. With experts warning of possible leaks and spills at the ageing Eilat port, and the Israeli environmental protection ministry demanding urgent talks on the deal, activists mobilised last week.