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Oil spill in Gambia
The main fuel depot in the Gambia, located in Mandinari – Kombo North experienced an oil spill through a ruptured submerged pipe during a transfer into the River Gambia. This occurred on the 28 May 2022 at 14:00hrs GMT with 70 metric tonnes of Heavy Fuel Oil (HFO) discharged into the river and land.
| Location of Event: | Gambia |
| Date of Charter Activation: | 2022-06-04 |
| Time of Charter Activation: | 19:41 |
| Time zone of Charter Activation: | UTC+07:00 |
| Charter Requestor: | UNITAR on behalf of United Nations OCHA ROWCA |
| Activation ID: | 759 |
| Project Management: | UNOSAT |
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Oil Spill In Gambia - Preliminary Satellite-derived Damage Assessment
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Copyright: Includes Pleiades material © CNES (2022), Distribution Airbus DS.
Map produced by UNITAR / UNOSAT
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Acquired: 08/06/2022
Source: Pleiades
Category: Dossier
Satellite detected potential oil extent along the River Gambia, Kombo East, Kombo Central and Kombo North/St Marie Districts, Brikama Region, Gambia
Copyright: Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data (2022)
Map produced by UNITAR / UNOSAT
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Acquired: 29/05/2022
Source: Sentinel-1
Category: Delineation Map
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