Southport’s OTS News has today reported on a very disconcerting ecological disaster.
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https://www.otsnews.co.uk/irish-sea-oil-leak-could-end-up-on-sefton-coast-council-warns/
Sefton Council has alerted people that an oil spillage in the Irish Sea could wash up on Sefton’s shores.
Liverpool Bay gas and oil fields, (controlled by ENI UK) including the Lennox Platform can be found off the Southport coast. The leak saw approximately 500 barrels of oil seeing into the area on Valentine’s day.
Sefton Council stated: “We have been made aware of an oil leakage off the North Wales coast. Owing to currents and weather forecasts in the next 24 hours, we expect to see deposits, in the form of ‘tar balls’ washing up on our coastline as a result of this incident.”
They added:
“Posters have been erected along our coastline to inform visitors to our beach of this issue and we would ask that dogs are kept supervised at all times. We would also stress that removal of this waste should only be carried out by professionals, and we ask that members of the public do not attempt to remove any ‘tar ball’ deposits. If you come across these deposits, in the first instance please call 0151 934 2961 to report this to the Rangers at Green Sefton.”
For more information on this and guidance, please visit www.Sefton.gov.uk/oilspill
This pollution incident may be a tragedy for local wildlife. The entire Sefton coastline is a thriving haven for waders of many kinds.
Questions must be asked – how and WHY did this appalling ecological catastrophe happen?
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