The eruption of an underwater volcano in Tonga caused “unusual tides” that caused an oil spill on the Bahía Blanca beach in Ventanilla, in the province of Callao (Peru).
The high tides that occurred on the afternoon of January 15 on the coast of the South American country altered the process of unloading crude oil from the Mare Dorium ship to the La Pampilla refinery, a subsidiary of the Spanish energy multinational Repsol.
“There was a limited spill due to the violence of the waves that occurred in the middle of the unloading operation,” the company said in a statement. “The refinery immediately activated its security protocols and its brigades managed to control the incident,” the text adds.
The company indicated that the work to control and clean up the spilled oil continues in coordination with the local authorities, who after the incident asked bathers and neighbors to leave the place as a preventive measure.
Last Friday, an underwater volcano erupted in Tonga, an island nation located in Oceania, causing a tsunami that hit the coast of Japan, where at least 210,000 residents were evacuated. In Peru, the strong waves caused the death of two women and the flooding of streets.
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