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- THE WEEK, Page 19WORLDAnother Oily Shroud
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- A tanker runs aground at La Coruna, causing a huge spill of
- crude
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- The tanker Aegean Sea never made port. Loaded with nearly 24
- million gal. of North Sea crude, struggling in heavy seas, the
- Greek-registered vessel foundered on rocks near the entrance to
- the Spanish port of La Coruna and began leaking from at least
- two of its nine tanks. As a series of explosions tore through
- the ship, sinking its bow and adding to the sludgy deluge,
- rescuers evacuated all of the 29-member crew by helicopter. The
- accident occurred at almost the exact spot along the northwest
- shore, nicknamed the "Coast of Death" for its toll on sea
- traffic over the years, where the tanker Urquiola ran aground
- and lost nearly 30 million gallons of oil in 1976. Last week's
- mishap could cause serious damage to the seafood farms and
- tourist beaches that provide the region's two major sources of
- income.
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