The oil flow was stopped at noon, but ONGC spokesperson said that the spill was spread around 4 sq km. The Coast Guard and Navy were immediately alerted and four ships, Dornier planes and Chetak Helicopters were dispatched to tackle the oil spill.
The leakage was detected at 8.45am on Friday, two kms away from BPB platform (Bassein oil and gas field) in western offshore. Read the full report here.
Source: Yogesh Naik, TNN, Mumbai.
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