Authorities in Israel have cleared a Greek tanker of suspicion in relation to an oil spill that caused massive tar pollution on the Mediterranean coastline.
It was seen as Israel's worst maritime pollution incident in decades.
Powerful winds and unusually high waves pummelled Israel's entire Mediterranean coastline on February 17, with tonnes of tar staining 160 kilometres (96 miles) of beach from its borders with the Gaza Strip to Lebanon.
Israeli authorities said Sunday they had cleared a Greek tanker of suspicion in relation to an oil spill that caused massive tar pollution on the Mediterranean coastline, devastating marine life. It is seen as Israel’s worst maritime pollution incident in decades. Powerful winds and unusually high waves pummelled Israel’s entire Mediterranean coastline on February 17, .