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Two people have died after a massive chemical spillage of Lindane occurred when a passenger ferry collided with a roll-on-roll-off ferry, L Taurus.
A spokes-person for the Coastguard said, “A male and female, both in their 80s, were found half a mile from the crash site by Danish Lifeboats, en route to a conference. It is expected they died from Lindane poisoning.”
There have been no other chemical poisonings and the rest of the passengers have only suffered minor injuries.
So far, it has been estimated that 70 people are in hospital.
The Environmental Agency have said that the Lindane will dissipate but an exclusion zone is being set up from Sandbanks to Bournemouth pier and people will be asked to keep away for 48 hours.
There will also be a two to three week ban on fishing in the local waters as it is feared the fish could poison people on consumption.
Pollution consultant, Torbon Lee said: “Lindane is an extremely dangerous poison and has already killed all the sea life it has come into contact with. We are currently setting up a chemical boon to contain the spillage. This will hopefully prevent any more damage to the sea life and stop any further spreading.”
The emergency services have all been provided with chemical suits and any passengers rescued are being hosed down before being taken to hospital.
Tourists on board the passenger ferry, heading for Sandbank’s, jumped into the freezing sea in a blind panic as it collided.
Nick Gosney, the chief loader for Sandbanks Ferry’s said: “There were roughly 30 people on board, the chain on our boat snapped so it can’t move anywhere. It looks like it will be out of action for the rest of the day at least, if not longer.”
Bridget Verdon, the owner of Torbay Seaways said, “It was an unfortunate incident and I’m sad about what happened, hopefully all the missing passengers will be located soon and no fatalities more will occur.”
The company carry lorry cargo to Cherbourg in France.
Mrs Verdon said it was L Taurus’ maiden voyage with Torbay Seaways and they have lost out on a lot of business today as a result of the collision.
The Lindane leaked out of one of the lorry cargos on board L Taurus, when they slipped across the deck and smashed in to each other.