Local sources say the hull of the 4,469-teu MSC Eugenia (ex-Bunga Pelangi, built 1992) was breached after striking the side of a narrow shipping channel in a strong current while leaving the Freeport Container Port at around 4:00 early Monday morning.
While officials from the Transport Ministry have played down the severity of the incident, a salvage contractor who witnessed the spill says “thousands of gallons” of fuel appear to have leaked into the ocean off Grand Bahama Island.
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