UPDATE: Oil clean-up operation in harbour

THE Port of Richards Bay is a hive of activity today as scores of workers took to the task of cleaning up following the devastating oil spill that originated from the Engen bunker terminal in the early hours on Monday.

Various government departments including Environmental Affairs have arrived and others are on the way. Ezemvelo KZN Wildlife has also sent scientists to monitor the situation.
This morning, disaster management teams were hard at work, especially at the high water mark and where deep oil pools had collected.

Special absorbent materials were being deployed, as well as containment booms.
It is still not known how much oil entered the natural environment, which is host to many marine and estuarine species.

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