Wednesday 7 October 2015

Oil from freighter collision off Belgian coast threatens nature reserve

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Oil from freighter collision off Belgian coast threatens nature reserve
The Hague (AFP) Oct 6, 2015 - Belgium and the Netherlands are frantically trying to stop the spread of oil leaking from a collision Tuesday morning between a freighter and a tanker in the North Sea before the slick sullies a coastal nature reserve. The Flinterstar freighter was carrying 125 tonnes of diesel and 427 tonnes of fuel oil when it collided with the Al Oraiq tanker eight kilometres (five miles) off the Belgia ... more


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