SLICKS of oil that have been spotted near a
collection of small islands in Newfoundland,
Canada, could be coming from a ship that
sank near the area more than 20 years ago,
the Canadian Coast Guard has said.
The Manolis L, a Liberian ship, sank in
the Notre Dame Bay in Jan 1985, with
radar images taken by a small submersible
showing the overturned hull has been
cracked and is now leaking small oil patches.
Federal maritime agencies have since
made repairs to the vessel and are now
looking at recovering more than 450 tonnes
of oil that is still onboard the vessel.
Period checks for the remainder of the
month will be carried out to ensure no more
oil is leaking from the ship’s hull.
