Gibraltar is being blamed in Spain for an oil spill affecting the beaches of Algeciras. They say that the spill is from the tanks that went up in flames in Gibraltar port and that 6 kilometres of beach are already affected.
The Junta, the Andalusian regional government, say they are consider claiming damges from the Gibraltar government, while a laim is also being sent to the company that owns the sullage plant.
While nothing was being said in Gibraltar, the Spanish were saying that their foreign ministry was asking Britain if the appropriate measures were taken in Gibraltar to combat any damage to the environment.The Algeciras municipality said that they had put in a claim in the courts against Shell as they may be the owners of the tanks.
Meanwhile, fishermen in Algeciras say they are being affected by the oil spill.
The Gibraltar port has said that 4 or 5 tonnes of residues escaped to the sea.
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