Jordanian authorities have launched probe right into a vessel after it
allegedly brought about an oil spill on Sunday off the dominion’s southern
coast, Development
studies citing Xinhua.

Native authorities are working to comprise the oil spill off the
coast of the Aqaba container terminal, Jordan’s solely container
port, Nidal Majali, an official with Jordan’s Aqaba Particular
Financial Zone Authority, was quoted as saying by the state-run
Petra information company.

The clean-up is predicted to be completed in just a few hours, Petra
reported, with out giving additional particulars.

The oil spill, which lined an space of 700 sq. meters,
polluted some coral reefs and broken tools of a number of diving
facilities, native media reported.