Oil spill in Peru
Authorities estimate that approximately 6,000 barrels of oil were spilled in an area of rich marine biodiversity along the coast of Peru near Ventanilla, north of Lima.
A discharge ship was rocked by waves caused by the eruption of the Tonga volcano causing the spill to occur on Sunday during unloading of crude oil from the ship to the La Pampilla refinery.
The current concern is that winds are driving the oil plume north along the coast from Ventanilla to Chancay.
- Type of event
- Oil Spill
- Location of event
- Peru
- Date of Charter Activation
- 2022-01-21
- Time of Charter Activation
- 01:30
- Time zone of Charter Activation
- UTC-06:00
- Charter Requestor
- USGS on behalf of Comisión Nacional de Investigación y Desarrollo Aeroespacial (CONIDA)
- Activation ID
- 745
- Project Management
- CONIDA
- Value Adding
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