A spill response is underway after a tanker released a substance, believed to be a sooty carbon particle, into the New Plymouth harbour.
Port Taranaki chief executive Simon Craddock said the substance was released into the harbour by a visiting tanker.
“The source of the release has been isolated and resolved and a spill response is under way, involving the use of booms to contain and remove the substance.”
The spill happened before a cargo transfer from the vessel had begun, he said.
“The wind has moved the sooty substance towards the main breakwater, and we have initiated a spill response to quickly have it contained.
“Samples will be taken and a clean-up carried out.”
