Hot Port News from GAC
13-Feb-2021
WORLD HOLIDAYS: 14-27 FEBRUARY 2021
Worldwide
OIL SPILL RESPONSE AND CLEAN-UP
Gibraltar
TOWAGE OPERATION
Bosphorus, Turkey
World Holidays: 14-27 February 2021
Saturday, February 13, 2021, Worldwide
Public holidays around the world in the coming two weeks include the following:
Mon 15 Feb – Gibraltar Commonwealth Day
Mon 15 Feb – President’s Day (USA)
Tue 16 Feb – Angola Carnivals Day
Tue 23 Feb – Russia Defender of the Fatherland Day
Tue 23 Feb – Republic Day (Guyana)
For information about operations around the world contact the respective GAC office. Details may be found at www.gac.com
Oil spill response and clean-up
Saturday, February 13, 2021, Gibraltar
Operations at the port of Gibraltar were suspended on Friday afternoon (12 February) to facilitate the collection and clean-up of an oil spill from a vessel taking on bunkers.
Resumption of operations began in the evening but, as of this morning (13 February), no harbour craft is operating until further notice due to the clean-up operation.
For information about operations in Gibraltar, contact GAC Gibraltar at agency.gibraltar@gac.com
Towage operation
Saturday, February 13, 2021, Bosphorus, Turkey
VTS Istanbul this morning (13 February) sent tugboats to tow a vessel to anchorage after it reported its fuel reducing on board while navigating north to south in the Bosphorus Strait.
Planned south-to-north vessel traffic in the Bosphorus was suspended due to the towage operation in the Strait, but continued in the north-to-south direction.
For information about operations in the Turkish Straits, contact GAC Istanbul at turkey@gac.com
