Oil spill causes concern [Archives:2003/629/Local News]

Security officials told Yemen Times that the fire that erupted off a non-Yemeni ship near the port of Haidobo in Hadramout governorate resulted from spilled crude oil. “Several tons of oil spilled to the sea” the source said.
The sources added that the government requested from the Environment Protection Council to estimate the environmental damage caused by this incident so as to hold the owners of the ship responsible for the hazards and environmental damage caused to the area.
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