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Oil slick off China coast trebles in size: official
BEIJING, Jan 22, 2018 (BSS/AFP) – The spill from a sunken Iranian tanker
off China’s east coast has more than trebled in size, just over a week after
the ship sank in a ball of flames.
Authorities spotted three oil slicks with a total surface area of 332
square kilometres (128 square miles), compared to 101 square kilometers
reported on Wednesday, the State Oceanic Administration said in a statement
late Sunday.
BSS/AFP/MSY/1037 hrs