Oil spill in Gambia
The main fuel depot in the Gambia, located in Mandinari – Kombo North experienced an oil spill through a ruptured submerged pipe during a transfer into the River Gambia. This occurred on the 28 May 2022 at 14:00hrs GMT with 70 metric tonnes of Heavy Fuel Oil (HFO) discharged into the river and land.
- Type of event
- Oil Spill
- Location of event
- Gambia
- Date of Charter Activation
- 2022-06-04
- Time of Charter Activation
- 16:08
- Time zone of Charter Activation
- UTC+07:00
- Charter Requestor
- UNITAR on behalf of United Nations OCHA ROWCA
- Activation ID
- 759
- Project Management
- UNOSAT
- Value Adding
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