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MADRID , Sep 7 (AP) \u2014 Gibraltar authorities said Wednesday the Rock\u2019s port would partially reopen later in the day following the removal of most of the oil from a stricken ship that collided in its bay area last week.<\/p>\n
The government said in a statement that some operations at the port would resume Wednesday night, as part of a scaled re-opening.<\/p>\n
The government says the emergency status of the ship incident has been lifted because most of the fuel from the ship has been extracted.<\/p>\n
The ship ran aground in shallows after colliding Aug. 29 with another vessel, triggering fears of a major spillage.<\/p>\n
An unknown quantity of fuel oil seeped from the ship last Thursday, causing a slick, and teams have been working to clean the area as well as remove the oil still on the ship.<\/p>\n
Fishing in the area has been prohibited. Several Gibraltar beaches and one in Spain temporarily prohibited bathing.<\/p>\n
The Gibraltar government said Wednesday there were no reports of significant amounts of oil reaching the coast.<\/p>\n
Operations to remove the remaining fuel and other material from the ship are continuing. Authorities are still studying what to do with the ship structure once those operations are completed.<\/p>\n
Gibraltar said the 178-meter (584-foot), Tuvalu-registered OS 35 was carrying 250 tons of diesel. After the initial spill it still had 183 tons of fuel oil and 27 tons of lubricant oil in its tanks.<\/p>\n
The ship was carrying a cargo of steel bars when it collided with a liquefied natural gas carrier. The second ship sustained little damage. No one was injured in the collision.<\/p>\n
Gibraltar, a British territory located on southern tip of the Iberian peninsula, is a busy shipping and fuel supply port.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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