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Vigo Port Palm Oil Spill 75% Recovered, Contained at San Enrique

Regional contingency teams remain at Level 1 with ongoing shoreline checks.

Overview

  • Authorities say recovery reached roughly three quarters by midday Sunday following sustained sea and land operations.
  • Containment at the San Enrique area uses three concentric anti‑pollution booms that create a hermetic enclosure, with an additional barrier positioned at Guixar‑Arenal.
  • Two cranes operate around the clock alongside the recovery vessel Pelícano to remove remaining residues from the water surface.
  • Cleanup at Moaña’s A Borna beach continues with Tragsa personnel, the regional environmental department and Guardacostas de Galicia.
  • Port Police carry out twice‑daily inspections across the ria to locate solidified lumps, with no new deposits detected on other beaches so far.