We’re Monitoring Egina Crude Oil Spill, Assures NIMASA DG

*Says agency working stakeholders to prevent such incident in future

The Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency, NIMASA, has assured that it is closely monitoring the Crude oil spill incident which took place during loading operations in Egina last week.
According to a statement issued by the Head Public Relations of the agency, Mr Edwards Osagie, NIMASA is working closely with the National Oil Spill Detection and Response Agency NOSDRA, and Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission, NUPRC from the Crisis Management Room CMR, where the spill is being monitored real time using oil spill monitoring software from the Emergency Response Center.
Noting that though the volume of spill is not yet confirmed, the agency said Total Energies is providing aerial surveillance, dispersant application, while further mobilization is being considered.
The statement added, , “The Oil Spill Response Limited from the United Kingdom is also assisting with pollution control measures. Reconnaissance survey of the impacted area confirms that the shoreline communities of Andoni, Qua-Iboe terminals, Bonny Island, Opobo/Nkoro and Eastern Obolo, which are closest to Egina, are not yet affected”.
The Director General of NIMASA, Dr Bashir Jamoh OFR, noted that the Agency is in collaboration with all stakeholders to control the pollution and also put in place measures to prevent such occurrences in the future, in line with provisions of the MARPOL Convention.
“Since the incident happened, our men have been liaising with other organs of Government to ensure the pollution is effectively controlled and managed, to protect the marine environment and the communities close to the incident point. Accidents do happen, it’s what we do thereafter that matters and I believe that the IOC Total, working with NIMASA, NUPRC, NOSDRA and collaborating with international service providers, will surely ensure proper management of the spill”. he said.

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