Diesel ship in distress off Tunisia risks creating 'environmental disaster'

Ship carrying 750 tonnes of fuel from Egypt to Malta ran into difficulty in bad weather on Friday eveningA ship carrying diesel fuel from Egypt that ran into difficulty off Tunisia risks leaking and creating an "environmental disaster", authorities in Tunisia said on Saturday.The merchant ship Xelo, carrying "around 750 tonnes of diesel fuel", requested entry to Tunisian waters on Friday evening due to bad weather, the environment ministry said in a statement. Continue reading...