Australsk olieudslip meldes stoppet

Olieudslippet fra West Atlas riggen, der ligger i havet 125 sømil ud for Australiens vestkyst, meldes nu at være stoppet, efter at det i femte forsøg er lykkedes operatøren, at hælde store mængder tungt mudder ned i borebrønden. Ilden er derimod ikke helt slukket endnu.

Ilden brød ud søndag, under et forsøg på at stoppe en læk, der over de seneste to måneder har sendt tusindvis af liter råolie ud i havet, og som nu dækker et havområde på næsten 8.000 kvadratkilometer.

Operatøren PTTEP Australasia oplyser, at det var nødvendigt at pumpe 3.500 tønder mudder ned i undergrunden, før udstrømningen af olie blev stoppet.

Branden og olieudslippet, der er det største i Australsk farvand i mere end 25 år, har efter alt at dømme voldt betydelige skader på et stort havområde. Den australske regering har allerede annonceret, at den vil gennemføre en grundig undersøgelse af ulykken.

Videnskabsfolk vurderede i sidste uge, at forureningen af havmiljøet er så voldsom, at det kan sammenlignes med Exxon Valdez-udslippet ved Alaska i 1989. De betegner det 10.000 kvadratkilometer store olieudslip som en miljømæssig katastrofe.

Kilde: BBC

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