FOBAS: Update on contaminated fuel from St. Petersburg

Capt. John

Following a late June alert regarding contaminated bunkers that were supplied in St. Petersburg, Russia, the Lloyd’s Register Fuel Oil Bunkering Analysis and Advisory Service (FOBAS) issued an update on 12 July, confirming presence of Carbon Tetrachloride in the contaminated fuels.

On 26 June, FOBAS issued an alert informing that it was investigating a number of samples bunkered in St Petersburg, Russia, taken from mid-April to the beginning of May. During the use of these fuels, vessels...

https://safety4sea.com/fobas-update-on-contaminated-fuel-from-st-petersburg/

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