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  • 9,000 barrels of crude spilled in Mediterranean Sea after oil tankers collide

    02/06/2005 8:45:47 AM PST · by M. Espinola · 9 replies · 291+ views
    Star Publications (Malaysia) Bhd ^ | Saturday, February 5th, 2005
    Two oil tankers collided off the coast of Egypt spilling 9,000 barrels of crude into the Mediterranean Sea, one of the ship's operators said Saturday. The Singapore-registered M.T. Trijata lost 3,000 barrels of oil through a gash five meters (16 feet) above the water line, said GBLT Ship Management spokeswoman Allison Lim. The other tanker, US-based Genmar Kestrel, lost 6,000 barrels of crude oil, Lim said. The spill from the M.T. Trijata had been contained, but Lim couldn't confirm that the Genmar Kestrel's leak was under control. A salvage crew would start clean up operations once permission is obtained from...