Guest guest Posted February 2, 2006 Report Share Posted February 2, 2006 Thursday, 2 February 2006, 23:12 GMT Oil tanker runs aground in Alaska An oil tanker has run aground at a port in Alaska, the US Coast Guard says. The Seabulk Pride broke free from moorings while being loaded in Nikiski, south-west of Anchorage, and ran aground on silt. The double-hulled tanker was carrying more than 100,000 barrels of different oil products. The Coast Guard says some oil has leaked into the sea. A spillage from the Exxon Valdez in Alaska in 1989 devastated wildlife and took four years to clean up. A spokesman for the Tesoro refinery said the Seabulk Pride broke free after being hit by an ice floe. Alaskan environmental protection authorities have sent a helicopter and tugboats to the area to assess how much oil has been spilled. Coast Guard investigators say there appears to be little damage to the vessel. Thirty-four people were on board at the time of the accident. The 575-foot long tanker was built in 1998 with two hulls, a design brought in during the 1990s to protect cargoes. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/4675464.stm Dasha: Ve/Sa/Ve/Me/Ve satva Jorge Angelino Rua da Sociedade Filarmónica Perpétua Azeitonense, 29 2925-598 Azeitão Portugal jorge.angelino tel: mobile: 210813674 963916784 Add me to your address book... Want a signature like this? -- Version: 7.1.375 / Virus Database: 267.15.0/249 - Release 02.02.2006 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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