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Reuters Fuel Oil Contaminates Beach After a Tugboat Sank

Date: 08-Sep-08
Country: BRAZIL
Author: Paulo Santos

Fuel Oil Contaminates Beach After a Tugboat Sank Photo: Paulo Santos
Photo: Paulo Santos

A tug vessel sank in the Para River on September 3, 2008, spilling 30,000 litres of oil, according to the Environmental state and firefighting departments.

The spill is spread over approximately 18km of the river.

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