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Russian oil tanker grounded in north Pacific

Russian emergency services say cleanup operations are underway after an oil tanker was grounded, damaging one of its fuel tanks.

 

The tanker Nadezhda hit a reef during a storm on Saturday near the port city of Nevelsk on Sakhalin Island in Russia's Far East. It was carrying 786 tons of fuel oil and diesel fuel.

 

The amount of oil spilled and the extent of any environmental damage was not immediately clear.

 


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