By The Star Staff
Designated Natural and Environmental Resources (DNER) Secretary Waldemar Quiles Pérez announced Sunday that personnel from the agency’s Ranger Corps, as well as the Office of Environmental Emergencies, were responding to a fuel spill off the Salinas coast.
“During the morning hours, [Ranger Corps] personnel … received information related to a possible fuel leak in the maritime zone of the municipality of Salinas, in the area of La Playita, very close to the La Barca restaurant,” Quiles Pérez said in a written statement. “Protocols were immediately activated to urgently address the situation. There was a fuel spill, in this case, diesel, which is being contained in order to then begin its removal.”
“This is a very important matter that we need to address urgently, and that is what is being done,” he added.
On Sunday morning, DNER personnel were in the process of placing a floating barrier to contain the spill to enable cleanup work to begin.
According to the detailed information provided by the DNER, a 37-foot Sea Ray brand vessel with a regular registration valid until May 31 of this year, had a mechanical failure in the aforementioned area, which was believed to have caused the loss of fuel.
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