The Nauru government's Information Office has reiterated a call first made on Friday for fishermen to keep well clear of a part of the harbour following a gas leak.
The 25 square kilometres of land which is Nauru, was devastated by phosphate mining which once made the Micronesian Nauruans the second wealthiest people per capita on earth. Photo: AFP
The Ports Authority says liquid petroleum gas, or LPG, is leaking from what it calls a 'tank tainer' which is moored on a flat raft near one of the island's phosphate cantilevers.
Fishermen are being warned not to use mobile phones, cigarette lighters and hand held VHF radios in the vicinity.
