News / Scalloway oil spill
ENVIRONMENT agencies have spent the past two days investigating the source of a small oil spill in Scalloway harbour at the weekend.
The sheen of light oil, possibly diesel, was reported to the Scottish Environment Protection Agency on Sunday.
SEPA then notified Scottish Natural Heritage, the bird charity RSPB and local SSPCA inspector Ron Patterson, but no wildlife casualties have been reported.
SEPA unit manager Philip Dinsdale said: “We are still investigating but it looks like we are talking about a few litres of diesel which have left a bit of a sheen in the water.
“We’ve had calls from people in Scalloway who said they could still smell it.
“It could be a result of a bit of refueling, but there is nothing to prove it.”
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