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Endangered turtle dies as oil reaches Japan's coastline after Iranian tanker collision
A green turtle died as oil reached the southern Amami-Oshima Island coast, the local government said Thursday, but it was not clear whether the oil came from an Iranian tanker that sank in nearby waters last month. The International Union for Conservation of Nature classifies ...
Tokyo takes more steps to deal with Sanchi oil spill
Japan steps up measures to deal with what has been described as potentially one of the worst oil spills in decades before it taints Kyushu and Okinawa.
Oil from an Iranian tanker that sank in the East China Sea has diffused into four separate slicks, covering a combined area of just over 100 square km (39 square miles), Chinese authorities said on Thursday. Earlier satellite imaging showed two large slicks, with the ...
Japan sees little chance of oil slick from stricken tanker reaching its coast
Japan sees little chance of the oil spill from a stricken Iranian tanker that sank on Sunday in the East China Sea reaching its shores, an official at the nation's Environment Ministry said on Tuesday. The large tanker Sanchi sank in the worst oil ship ...
Chinese ships scrambled Monday to clean up a massive and expanding oil spill after an Iranian tanker sank off China, raising fears of devastating damage to marine life. The Sanchi, carrying 136,000 tons of light crude oil from Iran, went under on Sunday after a ...
China races to prevent environmental disaster from stricken oil tanker
China raced to contain oil leaking from a stricken Iranian tanker off its eastern coast Tuesday amid warnings the burning ship could spark an environmental disaster. The Sanchi was carrying 136,000 tons of light crude oil when it collided with a cargo ship Saturday and ...
Oil tanker ablaze off Chinese coast at risk of explosion, authorities say
An Iranian oil tanker ablaze off the Chinese coast was at risk of exploding or sinking, authorities said Monday, as they reported there was no sign of survivors 36 hours after the vessel erupted in flames. A huge fire was still raging around the stricken ...
