Huge oil spill in the port of southern England

The substance reached the waters and the surrounding area, which rallied environmental efforts to clean up the area

Photograph: Regis Duvigneau/ReutersThe situation will already be under control and the local authorities will investigate it.

Port of Ball Harbor, in the south EnglandOn Sunday, the 26th, a large leak of the petroleumsaid local officials. Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole council chairman Philip Broadhead said on Twitter: “Massive incident due to a crude oil spill from the Witch Farm oilfield.” “Today the operators informed us of a leak at the facility. Although it was contained, we knew the spill had reached the waters and the surrounding area,” he added. The Pool Harbor Commissioners, the Port Authority, reported that the leak occurred in a pipeline operated by Franco-British company Perenco UK. Perenco UK described the leak “We are working closely with the relevant authorities and there is a clean-up operation underway. An in-depth investigation will be launched to determine what happened at Poole Port,” said Frank D, director of Perenco UK. “The situation is under control.” Wytch Farm, in operation since 1979, is one of the largest onshore oil fields in Europe.

* With information from AFP