Buckie roads closed after oil spill, says Moray Council

An oil spill at a Moray harbour led to the closure of several roads last night and today while a clean-up operation took place.

The leak occurred on Sunday in Buckie and saw Commercial Road, Low Street and Marine Place shut to traffic.

A Moray Council spokesperson said: “We were advised that a waste oil tank valve at Buckie Harbour failed yesterday evening, releasing a quantity of waste oil into the yard.

“It was quickly identified by members of the harbour team, and the vast majority of this was contained on the road.

“A very small amount went into the sea, but was captured by soak equipment.

“The road was temporarily closed this morning so that any remaining oil could be cleared up.”

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