Major incident at harbour after 200-barrel fluid leak
A major incident has been declared after about 200 barrels of reservoir fluid including oil leaked into the water at Poole Harbour in Dorset.
The leak came from Wytch Farm, an oil field and processing facility which produces around 14,000 barrels of oil equivalent per day. "Anyone who has come into contact with the spill should wash immediately with soap and water. If eyes have come into contact with the spill, they should be rinsed with water."It added it had activated its oil spill plan and the pipeline had been shut down, with booms placed on either side of the leak.Poole Harbour commissioners said a further assessment of the clean-up operation would be made on Monday morning.
The MP for Poole, Sir Robert Syms, said he and neighbouring South Dorset MP Richard Drax have requested the government take an urgent question on the incident on Monday.
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