{"id":433388,"date":"2022-04-18T10:59:00","date_gmt":"2022-04-18T07:59:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/divers-find-no-leaks-from-fuel-laden-ship-sunk-off-tunisia\/"},"modified":"2022-04-18T10:59:00","modified_gmt":"2022-04-18T07:59:00","slug":"divers-find-no-leaks-from-fuel-laden-ship-sunk-off-tunisia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/divers-find-no-leaks-from-fuel-laden-ship-sunk-off-tunisia\/","title":{"rendered":"#Divers find &#8216;no leaks&#8217; from fuel-laden ship sunk off Tunisia"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a3dfafb43b71\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a3dfafb43b71\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/divers-find-no-leaks-from-fuel-laden-ship-sunk-off-tunisia\/#%E2%80%9CDivers_find_%E2%80%98no_leaks_from_fuel-laden_ship_sunk_off_Tunisia%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;Divers find &#8216;no leaks&#8217; from fuel-laden ship sunk off Tunisia&#8221;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CDivers_find_%E2%80%98no_leaks_from_fuel-laden_ship_sunk_off_Tunisia%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;Divers find &#8216;no leaks&#8217; from fuel-laden ship sunk off Tunisia&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div>\n<div class=\"article-gallery lightGallery\">\n<div data-thumb=\"https:\/\/scx1.b-cdn.net\/csz\/news\/tmb\/2022\/the-crew-of-the-xelo-i.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/scx2.b-cdn.net\/gfx\/news\/2022\/the-crew-of-the-xelo-i.jpg\" data-sub-html=\"The crew of the Xelo issued a distress call and sought shelter in Tunisian waters from bad weather before the vessel went down.\">\n<figure class=\"article-img\">\n            <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/scx1.b-cdn.net\/csz\/news\/800a\/2022\/the-crew-of-the-xelo-i.jpg\" alt=\"The crew of the Xelo issued a distress call and sought shelter in Tunisian waters from bad weather before the vessel went down\" title=\"The crew of the Xelo issued a distress call and sought shelter in Tunisian waters from bad weather before the vessel went down.\" width=\"559\" height=\"530\"\/><figcaption class=\"text-darken text-low-up text-truncate-js text-truncate mt-3\">\n                The crew of the Xelo issued a distress call and sought shelter in Tunisian waters from bad weather before the vessel went down.<br \/>\n            <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Divers who inspected the hull of a tanker loaded with 750 tonnes of fuel that sank off southeast Tunisia detected no leaks on Sunday, officials said.<\/p>\n<section class=\"article-banner first-banner ads-336x280\">\n         <!-- \/4988204\/Phys_Story_InText_Box --><\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p>The Equatorial Guinea-flagged Xelo, which sank Saturday in the Gulf of Gabes, has settled on its side at a depth of almost 20 metres (65 feet), the environment ministry said.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;No leak has been detected,&#8221; it said in a statement.<\/p>\n<p>The inspection was carried out by divers accompanied by the ship&#8217;s captain and engineer, said Mohamed Karray, spokesman for a court in Gabes city that is investigating the sinking.<\/p>\n<p>The Xelo was <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/trip-and-travel\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"10\" title=\"Trip &amp; Travel\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">travel<\/a>ling from Egypt to Malta when it went down.<\/p>\n<p>With the scene sealed off by Tunisia&#8217;s military, the defence ministry released pictures showing the vessel submerged on its side.<\/p>\n<p>The crew of the Xelo had issued a distress call on Friday evening and sought shelter in Tunisian waters from bad weather before going down.<\/p>\n<p>Tunisian authorities rescued the seven-member crew, who received first aid and were moved to a hotel.<\/p>\n<p>Transport Minister Rabie Majidi said Sunday that rescue workers had checked during the operation that the valves were closed, and the team of divers ensured they were sealed and intact.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-gallery lightGallery\">\n<div data-thumb=\"https:\/\/scx1.b-cdn.net\/csz\/news\/tmb\/2022\/tunisia.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/scx2.b-cdn.net\/gfx\/news\/2022\/tunisia.jpg\" data-sub-html=\"A tanker carrying 750 tonnes of diesel fuel from Egypt to Malta sank Saturday in the Gulf of Gabes off Tunisia's southeast coast.\">\n<figure class=\"article-img text-center\">\n            <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/scx1.b-cdn.net\/csz\/news\/800a\/2022\/tunisia.jpg\" alt=\"Tunisia\" title=\"A tanker carrying 750 tonnes of diesel fuel from Egypt to Malta sank Saturday in the Gulf of Gabes off Tunisia's southeast coast.\"\/><figcaption class=\"text-left text-darken text-truncate text-low-up mt-3\">\n                A tanker carrying 750 tonnes of diesel fuel from Egypt to Malta sank Saturday in the Gulf of Gabes off Tunisia&#8217;s southeast coast.<br \/>\n            <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&#8220;The situation is not dangerous, the outlook is positive, the ship is stable because luckily it ran aground on sand,&#8221; he told reporters.<\/p>\n<p>The minister said the priority was to pump the diesel fuel and prevent any spillage or pollution.<\/p>\n<p>An Italian ship specialised in cleaning up marine pollution will be sent alongside a team of divers to aid with efforts, an Italian official said.<\/p>\n<p>As a precaution, protective booms have already been placed around the wreck.<\/p>\n<p>Environment Minister Leila Chikhaoui has also been at the scene in the port of Gabes to follow up on the incident.<\/p>\n<p>Tunisian officials are investigating the itinerary of the tanker, which reportedly has Turkish and Libyan owners.<\/p>\n<p>The Tunisia branch of the World Wildlife Fund has expressed concern about another &#8220;environmental catastrophe&#8221; in the region, an important fishing zone.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-gallery lightGallery\">\n<div data-thumb=\"https:\/\/scx1.b-cdn.net\/csz\/news\/tmb\/2022\/divers-from-the-tunisi.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/scx2.b-cdn.net\/gfx\/news\/2022\/divers-from-the-tunisi.jpg\" data-sub-html=\"Divers from the Tunisian navy at the scene of the sunken Xelo vessel, off the Gulf of Gabes, in southeastern Tunisia.\">\n<figure class=\"article-img text-center\">\n            <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/scx1.b-cdn.net\/csz\/news\/800a\/2022\/divers-from-the-tunisi.jpg\" alt=\"Divers from the Tunisian navy at the scene of the sunken Xelo vessel, off the Gulf of Gabes, in southeastern Tunisia\" title=\"Divers from the Tunisian navy at the scene of the sunken Xelo vessel, off the Gulf of Gabes, in southeastern Tunisia.\"\/><figcaption class=\"text-left text-darken text-truncate text-low-up mt-3\">\n                Divers from the Tunisian navy at the scene of the sunken Xelo vessel, off the Gulf of Gabes, in southeastern Tunisia.<br \/>\n            <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>The tanker is 58 metres (63 yards) long and nine metres wide, according to ship monitoring website vesseltracker.com.<\/p>\n<p>It began taking on water around seven kilometres (four miles) offshore in the Gulf of Gabes and the engine room was engulfed, according to the environment ministry.<\/p>\n<hr\/>\n<div class=\"article-main__explore my-4 d-print-none\">\n<p>                                            Sri Lanka navy plugs fuel leak on fire-stricken tanker\n                                        <\/p><\/div>\n<hr class=\"mb-4\"\/>\n<p class=\"article-main__note mt-4\">\n                                                \u00a9 2022 AFP<\/p>\n<p>                                        <!-- print only --><\/p>\n<div class=\"d-none d-print-block\">\n<p>                                                 <strong>Citation<\/strong>:<br \/>\n                                                 Divers find &#8216;no leaks&#8217; 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