A large oil slick caused by the sinking of the ‘Don Pedro’ during the early hours of Tuesday morning just one mile from the entrance to Ibiza port, is expected to reach shore today.
The slick, which is 4km long and nearly 1km wide, is heading towards Cabo Martinet.
Some oil was detected on Talamanca Beach and in Ibiza Marina last night, and a group of volunteers have started cleaning up.
The ro-ro, which covers the Ibiza-Valencia route, sunk after colliding with a small island named Dado Grande at around 3.30am Tuesday morning. The ‘Don Pedro’, which was transporting 150 tonnes of diesel fuel, is lying at a depth of between 30-45 metres and is leaking fuel.
None of the crew were seriously injured, although eight were treated by emergency service medics.
A spokesman from the Iscomara company that owns the sunken ship has admitted that the accident was the result of “human error.”