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Israeli Environmental Ministry Clarifies Greek Tanker Did not Cause Oil Spill

Mar 01, 2021 07:00 AM EST Following a professional and thorough investigation, the Environment Ministry cleared the Minerva Helen of responsibility for the country s worst oil spill. (Photo : (Photo by Amir Levy/Getty Images)) HADERA, ISRAEL - FEBRUARY 22: An aerial view over Israel s coast line after an oil spill on February 22, 2021 in Hadera, Israel. Tar started washing up on the country s beaches last week, leading its interior minister to advise people to stay away from beaches. Authorities suspect the spill was caused by a leak from an offshore ship. Minerva Helen Cleared Israel cleared the Greek tanker Minerva Helen of any responsibility in the devastating spill off its Mediterranean coast after an investigation at the port of Piraeus.

Israel Widens Search For Oil Spill Culprit After Ruling

Maritime Activity Reports, Inc. © tonguy324 Israel on Sunday broadened its search for the ship behind an oil spill that blackened its beaches with tar after investigators ruled out one of the suspected tankers. An Israeli team, in coordination with Greek authorities, carried out a surprise inspection of the Minerva Helen while it was docked at Athens’ Piraeus port. The ship is no longer suspected of being responsible for the spill, said Israel’s Ministry of Environmental Protection. Minerva Helen’s operator had denied any connection to the oil spill. Israel’s investigation has focused on an unidentified ship that passed about 50 kilometers off the coast on Feb. 11 as the likely source of what environmental groups are calling an ecological disaster that could take years to clean up.

Israel Rules Out Greek Tanker as Suspect in Mediterranean Oil Spill

The “Minerva Helen” oil tanker, at the terminal of Dunkirk, France. Photo: Remi Jouan via Wikimedia Commons. JNS.org – The Greek tanker Minerva Helen was not the source of the tons of toxic tar that washed up on Israel’s shores last weekend, Israel’s Environmental Protection Ministry announced on Sunday. A team led by the ministry and including representatives from the Israeli Shipping and Ports Authority reached this conclusion on Saturday, after conducting a “thorough, professional and comprehensive inspection” of the tanker at the Port of Piraeus, with the full cooperation of Greek authorities. The inspection followed a report last Monday by Israel’s 

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