Abu Dhabi: The Ministry of Energy and Infrastructure has confirmed that coordination is continuing with the Ministry of Climate Change and Environment, the National Emergency Crisis and Disaster Management Authority, and the relevant federal and local authorities to secure the oil tanker GEM NO.2 following an incident in UAE territorial waters, reduce the associated risks and ensure safe maritime navigation.

Specialist technical teams are continuing work on the tanker, the ministry explained. This has included repairing damaged sections, restoring some operating systems and assessing the integrity of its hull to determine the safest options for handling the vessel.

The latest field assessments have detected no new oil leak from the tanker.…