Chilean navy says investigating oil spill on remote Patagonian island | World News, The Indian Express

Chilean navy says investigating oil spill on remote Patagonian island | World News, The Indian Express

By Reuters |Santiago |Published: July 28, 2019 8:33:04 am

Chilean navy says investigating oil spill on remote Patagonian island

Chile has initiated an emergency response and a pollution response and control team is expected to reach the island on Sunday. The cause of the spill is under investigation, the navy said.

The Chilean navy ship named “Marinero Fuentealba” prepares to leave to contain an oil spill at the Guarello Island dock, about 250km from Puerto Natales city in the region of Magallanes, Chile July 27, 2019. Chilean Navy/Handout via REUTERS THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY.

Chile is investigating a 40,000-liter diesel oil spill on an island on the far southern coast of Chilean Patagonia, the navy said on Saturday.