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Vigo Port Palm-Oil Spill 90% Cleared, Now Confined to San Enrique

Authorities plan to keep containment in place until crews certify full removal later this week.

Overview

  • The Port Authority’s latest update reports about 90% of the visible contamination recovered after last week’s storage failure at Guixar dock.
  • Three concentric containment rings encircle the San Enrique basin, with an additional boom at Guixar-Arenal to maintain a hermetic enclosure.
  • Two cranes are working around the clock in San Enrique while the vessel Pelícano collects smaller residues from the water and dock cleaning continues.
  • Solidified fragments reached several points along the Moaña coastline, with A Borna largely cleaned and new clumps reported from Domaio to O Con for targeted removal.
  • Plan Camgal remains at Level 1 with twice-daily coastal patrols, and officials see no need to halt fishing or shellfishing as work continues toward 100% clearance this week.