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The fire service responded to a report of a leak from a diesel tank in the fishing village of Kamøyvær in the municipality of Nordkapp.
Police at the scene tell Finnmarksposten they suspect sabotage of the tank, which is said to have leaked more than 12,000 liters of diesel.
The tank is now empty but doesn’t have any holes in it, says operations manager Gunnar Øvergaard in the Finnmark police district.
– We do not rule out that it may be a deliberate act that the diesel has been cleaned, but we do not conclude at this point that it has happened, he says.
CLEANUP: The fire department has used barriers to prevent the spread of diesel after the leak.
The police are investigating on the spot. The Norwegian Coastal Administration and the fire service have been notified and are working to limit the discharge.
– It is an uncertain number of liters of diesel that has come out of a tank deposit and has fallen to the ground, informs VG the director of service at 110 Finnmark, Fred-Ole Holmen. From there, the discharge can continue to the sea.
– Boat diesel should not be in nature. For the moment, we are in control, but we must have an overview of what is happening, says Holmen.
The discharge is known as acute pollution. Pollution can have consequences for bird life in the area, including on Kamøya, which is a nesting ground for puffins, for example.
According to iFinnmark, the case will be reported as an environmental crime.
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The leak is currently on land, but firefighters are concerned that the diesel will also seep into the sea. Therefore, they have requisitioned barriers at the site to collect oil.
Oil barriers are sausage-shaped devices that limit the spread of oil spills while making it easier to collect leaks.
