Tan Tan narrowly avoids an ecological disaster

A meeting was held on Wednesday at the headquarters of the National Ports Agency (ANP) in Tan Tan to examine ways to ensure the towing of the fuel transport ship that ran aground at the entrance to the city's port and thus avoid an ecological disaster. At the end of this meeting, chaired by the governor of the Tan-Tan province, Azzedine Halloul, in the presence of representatives of port and security authorities and elected officials, it was notably decided to sign a contract between the shipowner and the company SMIT TUG, insurer of the damaged ship, providing for the rescue of the tanker and the preservation of the environment, Mohamed Othmani, central director at the ANP, indicated to the MAP. During this meeting, which is part of the law organising the convention on marine pollution and related accidents, the company's representatives committed to using a tugboat from Las Palmas, wi…