AN oil leak at the Stanlow refinery has forced the Manchester Ship Canal to close.
Less than five tonnes of oil was spilled into the canal on Sunday morning, resulting which in all marine traffic being locked in or out of the canal.
Expert teams of cleaners are currently at the scene to minimize the environmental impact of the spillage, which is said to have been due to a ‘processing problem’.
It comes less than two weeks after the refinery’s owners Essar, were forced to pay for a major cleanup operation after a previous spill caused oil to leaked onto dozens of cars and buildings.
But with site response personnel working with relevant authorities and external clean-up teams, Essar are confident that the canal will soon re-open for normal business.
An Essar spokesman hailed the efforts of all the team members involved in rectifying the effects of the spillage.
“We have made solid progress in recovering the small amount of discharged oil which affected the Stanlow stretch of the Manchester Ship Canal in the early hours of Sunday morning, August 19.
“We offer our sincere apologies to those whose use of the canal has been affected as a result of the clean-up process.
“The spillage was the result of a processing problem which has now been resolved. Production on site has been unaffected.”
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