Poole harbour: major incident declared over leak from oilfield
by Danya Hajjaji and agencies from Environment | The Guardian on (#6A6PT)
About 200 barrels of reservoir fluid leak into the Dorset harbour, a site of special scientific interest
The public is being urged to avoid using the water and beaches within Poole harbour in Dorset, south-west England, after an oil leak caused a major incident to be declared.
Poole Harbour Commissioners (PHC), the harbour regulator, said a leak occurred at a pipeline operated by gas company Perenco, under Owers Bay on Sunday.
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