INTERTANKO gives its wholehearted support to the initiative of the IMO Secretary-General, Bill O'Neil and the European Commission Vice President Loyola de Palacio to discuss possible new measures needed to prevent accidents such as the Prestige from occurring again. INTERTANKO fully supports the IMO and actively participates in developing and promoting measures aimed at improving safety at sea which will be the focus for the discussion at the Brussels meeting today. In the particular case of the Prestige, INTERTANKO stresses the need for comprehensive post-incident investigation and a dispassionate and rational approach to the development of any new regulation.