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Ethanol Tanker Explodes off Virginia Coast; at Least Three Dead Feb 29, 2004 By Sonja Barisic / Associated Press Writer PORTSMOUTH, Va. (AP) - A tanker carrying 3.5 million gallons of industrial ethanol exploded and sank about 50 miles off the Virginia coast Saturday, the Coast Guard said. At least three of the 27 crew members died and most of the others were missing. Two people died among the eight transported by helicopter to Sentara Norfolk General Hospital, spokeswoman Vicky Gray said. The other six men were being evaluated, she said. Toni Keiser, a spokeswoman for Atlantic General Hospital in...