Fine for Oil Leak
2011-12-29 12:22:29 - Spill International
The Japanese company Modec, which provides services to the oil industry, was fined R$16.6 million in December 2011 for an oil spill in Ilha Grande Bay, Brazil. The company's platform-ship, Cidade de São Paulo, was heading to the Brasfels shipyard on Friday, 16th December 2011, when it leaked fuel oil into the bay near the Angra dos Reis luxury resort area.
According to Agência Brasil, Modec's initial estimates were that between 1,000 and 2,000 litres of oil had been leaked into the bay, but no more than 4,400 litres. After flying over the affected area by helicopter on 18th December, state environmental authorities put the estimate much higher.
Carlos Minc, Secretary of State for the environment in the state of Rio de Janeiro, said in a statement he thought ten thousand litres [of oil were dumped] into Ilha Grande Bay. During a flyover, he observed the area that was most affected was the area around Ilha dos Porcos. The oil reached Praia do Bonfim, in Angra dos Reis, and a little bit in Saco do Mamanguá, in Paraty.
