Kuwait City: Kuwaiti authorities yesterday said they were battling a new crude oil spill in the Abu Fatira area, a day after containing an initial leak that contaminated southern waters.
A statement carried by state news agency Kuna said the new oil leak was a nautical mile long. It did not give details of what caused the incident.
“Kuwait’s Environment Public Authority announced a new one-nautical-mile-long oil spill in the coastal area of Abu Fatira,” Kuna reported.
Abu Fatira is around 25km south of Kuwait city, while Friday’s spill occurred in the Ras Al Zour area near the southern border with Saudi Arabia.