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| Spill from sinking sewage tanker | |
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| A tanker carrying treated sewage has started to sink off Southampton, sparking environmental fears. | |
| The Humber Star started taking on water at about 0600 GMT at the mouth of the River Itchen at Woolston and remains partially submerged on the jetty. | The Humber Star started taking on water at about 0600 GMT at the mouth of the River Itchen at Woolston and remains partially submerged on the jetty. |
| An amount of waste has leaked into the water and Environment Agency emergency officers are at the scene. | |
| The nearby oil spill response centre has been alerted and booms have been placed in the sea to contain the spill. | The nearby oil spill response centre has been alerted and booms have been placed in the sea to contain the spill. |
| The spillage is being managed by the port operator Associated British Ports (ABP), which says the situation is under control but continuing. | |
| An amount of diesel has also spilled into the water. | An amount of diesel has also spilled into the water. |
| An Environment Agency spokesman said: "Our involvement is to have emergency officers down there monitoring the situation. | An Environment Agency spokesman said: "Our involvement is to have emergency officers down there monitoring the situation. |
| "ABP is taking the lead with the clean up operation at the moment." | "ABP is taking the lead with the clean up operation at the moment." |
| An ABP spokeswoman said: "The barge contained treated sludge and diesel fuel and the spill was deemed as a tier two incident. | |
| "A tier two incident means that outside assistance to contain the spill is required. | |
| "Clean up of the spill is underway and other precautionary measures are in place to minimise the impact of the incident." | |
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