Tar Balls Coat Indian Beaches After Ship Dumps Oil

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First published in Sanctuary Asia, Vol. 30 No. 9, September 2010

 

Semisolid lumps of oil formed layers up to six inches deep (15 centimeters deep) on beaches in the popular tourist destination. Scores of civic workers used brooms to collect and clear the oily debris, but still more tar balls were washing ashore about three days after officials believe a ship dumped burnt oil at sea. Read the full report here.

 

Source: by Mayabhushan Nagvenkar, Associated Press Writer, Yahoo Green, Panaji.

 

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