Bunkering accident spills oil off Gibraltar A bunkering accident led to the discharge of fuel into the water in an anchorage within the Bay of Gibraltar, on Tuesday morning. According to #AIS data, the LPG tanker, Gas Venus, was in the process of fueling at the port following a voyage of ten days from Point Lisas in Trinidad and Tobago. The bunkering operation started between the 28,000 dwt vessel and the Hercules 500, a bunkering tanker, during the early hours of August 1. At around 7:00am UTC,

In the shipping industry, the word bunker is used for fuel and lube oils, which are stored on ships and used for machinery operation only. If a vessel is carrying marine fuel or lube oil to discharge it to another port, it will not be called “bunker”. If the vessel or truck is carrying it to transfer to another ship for using in its machinery, it will be termed as “bunker” and the operation performed to transport the oil is known as “bunkering”. | Marine Insight