Oil spill from sunken tanker is expanding in East China Sea

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Oil spill from sunken tanker is expanding in East China Sea

In this Sunday, Jan. 14, 2018, photo provided by China's Ministry of Transport, a rescue ship sails near the burning Iranian oil tanker Sanchi in the East China Sea off the eastern coast of China. The fire from the sunken Iranian tanker ship in the East China Sea has burned out, a Chinese transport ministry spokesman said Monday, although concerns remain about possible major pollution to the sea bed and surrounding waters. (Ministry of Transport via AP)/ BEIJING (AP) — Several oil slicks have been found in waters around a sunken Iranian ...

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Jan 16, 2018

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Oil Slicks From Sunken Iranian Tanker Spread, Raising Environmental Concerns

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Oil Slicks From Sunken Iranian Tanker Spread, Raising Environmental Concerns

Oil slicks on the water surface around a sunken Iranian tanker in the East China Sea are expanding, Chinese authorities reported, raising environmental concerns. China’s State Oceanic Administration said that it had found an 18-kilometer-long slick east of where the vessel sank, and another ...

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In this Sunday, Jan. 14, 2018 photo provided by China's Ministry of Transport, smokes and frames from the burning Iranian oil tanker Sanchi in the East China Sea off the eastern coast of China. The fire from the sunken Iranian tanker ship in the East China Sea has burned out, a Chinese transport ...

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