Overview
- The Water Protection Police discovered an oil sheen of roughly 400 square meters in the harbor on Wednesday.
- Authorities alerted the water management and environmental offices, the harbor operator Bayernhafen, and the local fire department.
- About 20 firefighters deployed oil booms to collect the pollutant, which police say averted environmental damage.
- Police launched an investigative procedure against an unknown perpetrator over the suspected unlawful discharge.
- Officers issued a public appeal for witnesses as the origin of the oil remains unconfirmed.