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Vigo Port Palm-Oil Spill: Cleanup Reaches 60% After Tank Implosion

Cleanup progresses under the Camgal plan following official assessments that the solidified palm oil is non-toxic.

Overview

  • Authorities report roughly 60% of the approximately 100 tonnes released has been recovered, with the remaining material confined near the San Enrique shipyards.
  • Crews aim to finish shoreline work in Moaña between Sunday and Monday, weather permitting, after solid clumps reached A Borna beach.
  • Camgal level 1 remains active as Guardacostas, Salvamento Marítimo, the Port of Vigo and contractors deploy booms, recovery vessels and drones to collect the spill.
  • Police forensic teams are probing the industrial accident at an Afansa storage tank, and the regional environmental authority has ordered the firm to submit documentation within ten working days.
  • Two workers were injured in the implosion, including one hospitalized with serious trauma, and port officials said sensors had indicated the tank was empty before the door was opened.