10JUL2019 - NEWS - Algoa Bay Spill - Conservation body slams lack of govt plan for oiled marine birds

This follows an 200-400 litres oil spillage at the Port of Ngqura near Port Elizabeth on Saturday.
The South African Foundation for Conservation of Coastal Birds (SACCB) yesterday lamented government’s lack of an oiled wildlife contingency plan, as they clean up some of the wildlife affected by this weekend’s oil spill in the Eastern Cape.

SACCB’s Eastern Cape manager Stacy Webb said they had received the first batch of oiled penguins yesterday following the 200-400 litres oil spillage at the Port of Ngqura near Port Elizabeth on Saturday.

The department of environmental forestry and fisheries confirmed the spill was due to an overflow on Saturday while a bulk carrier identified as MV Chrysanthi S was refuelling.