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Fuel ship sinks off Tunisia, threatening environmental disaster

The merchant fuel ship which sank off the coast of Gabes in Tunisia on April 15, 2022, is seen in this handout picture taken in Rostov-on-Don, Russia November 12, 2017. [Reuters]

Tunisian authorities intensified efforts on Saturday to avoid an environmental disaster after a merchant fuel ship carrying one thousand tons of fuel sank off the coast of Gabes on Friday, two security sources told Reuters.

The Tunisian navy had rescued all seven crew members from the ship, which was heading from Equatorial Guinea to Malta, and sent a distress call seven miles away from the southern city of Gabes, the sources added.

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