The 110 meter long, 1642 dwt passenger vessel Kapella released oil pollution in the Sottunga Bay, Finland, while bound for Kapellskar from Turku. The oil spill was spotted by a helicopter and was reported to be 35 kilometers long. The vessel was detained until the oil leak could be stopped. The vessel completed repairs and proceeded an hour later. The Coast Guard was unable recover the pollution as it was too scattered. The amount of pollution released is not known.
The oil tanker OT Moon (TK 10 LAKH) capsized and sank in the Karnaphuli river at a jetty in the port of Chittagong, Bangladesh. The tanker loaded with 180 metric tons of fuel oil began to sink while loading it’s oil cargo. Nine crewmen on board were rescued. The pollution is being released due to an open cap on the sunken tanker. A salvage ship along with two cleaner vessels are on scene. The fuel oil has caused a decrease amount of dissolved oxygen in the river and pollution has reach some shorelines. Authorities will be conducting an investigation into the sinking of the tanker.
