Oil Slick Controlled Successfully In Khorfakkan Beaches

The slick is considered of the light crude, but it causes serious environmental damage and affects the marine biological system

- Mervat Al Khateeb

The Environment and Protected Areas Authority (EPAA) in Sharjah, along with the supporting authorities, managed to contain and control the oil slick that recently reached the Al Lu’lu’eya and Al-Zubarah beaches in Khorfakkan.

The slick is considered of the light crude, but it causes serious environmental damage and affects the marine biological system.

Being an oil pollution, the emergency and crisis team, led by the EPAA, dealt with the incident efficiently in cooperation with the supporting bodies including the Sharjah Police, Municipality of Khorfakkan, Municipal Council of Khorfakkan, Coast Guard and Bee’ah. They were able together to control that kind of oil spill.

“After controlling the oil slick, we are working to assess the damages and restore the environmental system in that area as was,” Hana Saif Al Suwaidi, Head of EPAA said.

She thanked all parties that worked with the EPAA in order to contain the slick and curb the damage as much as possible in order to keep the coasts and beaches safe.

“Action was taken immediately to control the oil slick and to get rid of it, as well as combating its harmful effects on the environment,” she added.