Jordan launches probe into oil spill off southern coast

Jordanian authorities have launched probe into a vessel after it
allegedly caused an oil spill on Sunday off the kingdom’s southern
coast, Trend
reports citing Xinhua.

Local authorities are working to contain the oil spill off the
coast of the Aqaba container terminal, Jordan’s only container
port, Nidal Majali, an official with Jordan’s Aqaba Special
Economic Zone Authority, was quoted as saying by the state-run
Petra news agency.

The clean-up is expected to be finished in a few hours, Petra
reported, without giving further details.

The oil spill, which covered an area of 700 square meters,
polluted some coral reefs and damaged equipment of several diving
centers, local media reported.