A ferry that ran aground repeatedly off the Swedish coast is leaking oil and is extensively damaged
1 year, 2 months ago

A ferry that ran aground repeatedly off the Swedish coast is leaking oil and is extensively damaged

Associated Press  

STOCKHOLM — A ferry that ran aground off southeastern Sweden was leaking oil into the Baltic Sea and suffered “extensive damage,” a spokesman for the Swedish Coast Guard said Monday. However, that plan was thwarted Sunday when the ferry slipped off the ground because of severe weather, the Swedish coast guard and the TT-Line company said. “Our first priority is to limit the release from the accident and prevent further releases,” Tobias Bogholt, of the Swedish Coast Guard, told a press conference. Valdemar Lindekrantz, who is also with the Swedish Coast Guard, told Swedish news agency TT that there was “a larger amount of oil in the water after the new grounding.

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New oil leak reported after a ferry that ran aground repeatedly off the Swedish coast is pulled free
1 year, 2 months ago

New oil leak reported after a ferry that ran aground repeatedly off the Swedish coast is pulled free

The Independent  

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A ferry that ran aground repeatedly off the Swedish coast is leaking oil and is extensively damaged
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A ferry that ran aground repeatedly off the Swedish coast is leaking oil and is extensively damaged

The Independent  

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Baltic Sea ferry runs aground in Finnish waters, no injuries
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Baltic Sea ferry runs aground in Finnish waters, no injuries

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Grounded ship emptied of oil, but heavy damage for Mauritius
4 years, 4 months ago

Grounded ship emptied of oil, but heavy damage for Mauritius

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JOHANNESBURG — Almost all the remaining oil has been pumped from a Japanese ship that ran aground off Mauritius, but its initial spill of 1,000 tons of fuel has severely damaged the Indian Ocean island’s coral reefs and once pristine coast, environmental groups said Thursday. “The damage to the coral reefs may be irreversible.” Owner Nagashiki Shipping said in a …

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