Port Louis: Vivo Energy Pipeline Breaks and Spills Gallons of Heavy Oil into the Bay

Approximately 5000 liters of heavy oil spilled into the harbor of Port Louis in the vicinity of the Red Sea. A pipeline of Vivo Energy has been damaged during unloading. Port firefighters and those of the Mauritius Ports Authority (MPA) have established a Contigency Oil Spill Plan . The pumping operation began on Thursday July 4.

According to the head of Communication Vivo Energy Ltd. , Belinda Ramtohul, there was an accident Wednesday, July 3, in the morning. " All operations were suspended when the leak was discovered. The pipeline acheminait the petroleum product to our premises. The situation is under control. The pumping operation began on the morning of Thursday, July 4 , "said the latter to Le Express.

At MPA, we are on high alert. Port firefighters and those of the MPA have developed the 'Oil Spill Contigency Plan. Thus, they isolated the location of the leak before starting a pumping operation. This should be a half-day shows there at the port level. The officers of the Ministry of Environment, the MPA and the Police have opened an investigation into the incident.