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A very large crude carrier the Nautica, which is part of a coordinated operation to remove oil from the FSO Safer, sits in Yemeni waters. In the coming days, an operation is expected to begin pumping 1.14 million barrels of crude oil to the Nautica from the FSO Safer, a rusting 47-year-old ship that the UN describes as a "ticking time bomb". IMAGES
Colombo, Jun 2 (EFE/EPA).- A cargo ship with chemicals on board that has been on fire for the last nearly two weeks off the Sri Lankan coast sank Wednesday, officials said, sparking fears over a catastrophic oil spill and extensive marine pollution."The ship has already sunk. Only the forward part is floating. That will sink too. Our main concern is an oil spill. We are doing what we can to contain any oil spill," Sri Lanka Navy spokesperson Captain Indika de Silva told EFE. (Camera: CHAMILA KARUNARATHNE).SHOT LIST: SMOKE RISES FROM THE FIRE GUTTED AND CRIPPLED CONTAINER CARGO VESSEL MV X-PRESS PEARL IN SRI LANKA.
SANTA BARBARA COUNTY, CALIFORNIA — Refugio State Beach has been closed indefinitely as the oil slick off the coast of California expanded to 9 miles from the previously announced 4 miles, State Park officials said.
SANTA BARBARA COUNTY, CALIFORNIA — Refugio State Beach has been closed indefinitely as the oil slick off the coast of California expanded to 9 miles from the previously announced 4 miles, State Park officials said.
Thousands of litres of oil spill from a damaged ship near an environmentally sensitive wildlife sanctuary in Bangladesh. Paul Chapman reports
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