Paris fears coastal pollution at Rochelle after shipwreck

la rochelle - Following the collapse of a cargo ship, the French authorities are preparing for a major clean-up along the coasts of at least two southwestern departments, Charente-Martime and Gironde. The…

The oil slick at sea is the result of the collapse of the large Italian container ship Grande America. The ship caught fire with 365 containers on board and sank on Tuesday. Of the containers, 45 were loaded with hazardous substances. De Rugy said that these substances have probably already been burned, but containers have ended up in the sea. The fire on board lasted two days.