Oceana Fisheries responsible for ammonia leakage
The Seychelles Fire and Rescue Services Agency (SFRSA) has confirmed that the traces of ammonia that were spotted in three sewerage substations leading up to the Fishing Port was due to human error by the workers of Oceana Fisheries.
The suspected case of ammonia leakage was reported on March 29, and the rescue officers discovered that the smell of ammonia was emanating for the connected sewerage systems near Amusement Centre, the Indian Ocean Tuna (IOT) factory and Oceana Fisheries.
Speaking at a press conference held at the SFRSA head office yesterday, its spokesperson Jones Madeleine stated that the investigation was conducted by SFRSA, the Division of Risk and Disaster Management (DRDM), the Public Utilities Corporation (PUC) and the Ministry of Environment.
“Following the incident, we conducted our investigation with other concerned departments such as DRDM, PUC and the Ministry of Environment and saw that the highest level of ammonia was near the Oceana Fisheries sewage,” he said.
Mr Madeleine added that they have already discussed with Oceana Fisheries concerning the ammonia leakage.
“We have asked Oceana Fisheries to seek for solutions concerning the incident and that necessary measures and action must be taken as the company is responsible for the incident,” he said.
The traces of ammonia discovered in the three sewerage areas were however not life threatening.