Two-thirds of the cargo from the tanker that had an accident at the port of Tan-Tan had been evacuated by Saturday, January 4, representing 3,300 tonnes out of the 5,000 tonnes of fuel carried by the ship.

This was stated by the Director of Police, Safety, Security and Environment at the National Ports Agency (ANP), M'Hammed Atmani, on Saturday at the port of Tan-Tan, during the visit of Abdelkader Aâmara, Minister of Energy, Mines, Water and Environment.

The latter visited the site to closely monitor the situation of the tanker "Silver" and to learn about the progress of the fuel pumping operation as well as the actions planned to free the ship.

According to the same source, work will continue tirelessly to complete the pumping within two days and thus be able to proceed with the repair and towing of the ship.

In a statement made to the MAP on this occasion, Mr. Amara assured that the situation is under control, praising the professional work and the cohesive action undertaken by the local monitoring committee and the various stakeholders.