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A Man Walks By Cove Full of Fuel Oil in Northern Spain |
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A man walks by a cove full of fuel oil north of El Ferrol in northern Spain on November 23, 2002.
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Thousands of birds, fish and wildlife have been affected after the Prestige tanker laden with 70,000 tonnes of fuel oil split in two and sank, triggering what ecologists said could become one of the world's worst oil spills.
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Story by DB/AH |
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Photo by DESMOND BOYLAN |
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REUTERS NEWS PICTURE SERVICE
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