FOLLOWING relief that fuel oil from the wrecked MV Smart had been removed safely and without damage to the environment, comes more good news.
The fuel which the salvage barges discharged at the FFS Refiners tank farm in the Richards Bay harbour, is to be recycled back up to fuel oil quality, further minimising the environmental impact of this incident.
‘Last Wednesday night we started receiving about 1 500 tons of fuel oil at our depot,’ said FFS’s Andrew Canning.
‘We had to quickly make storage for 1 000 tons available, and we then brought 15 of our road tankers into play to transport the fuel to our Jacobs refinery.
‘There, the fuel will be re-refined to remove any sea water and other contaminants.
‘All this would not have been possible without our depot, which is adjacent to the Tuzi Gazi Small Craft Harbour.
‘It is proving to have been a crucial link in the chain to avert a potential marine disaster and to dispose of the bunkers and other fuels safely.’
