Fuel slick washes up on Gran Canaria beaches

By Euronews

Published on 25/04/2015 - 04:33

More than 120kg of fuel oil has been scrapped off the beaches of Gran Canaria as authorities struggle to contain the spill from a Russian fishing

More than 120kg of fuel oil has been scrapped off the beaches of Gran Canaria as authorities struggle to contain the spill from a Russian fishing boat which sank off the coast one week ago.

The Oleg Naydenov was carrying 1,400 tonnes of fuel oil when it sank, and it is currently leaking 5-10 litres of fuel an hour.

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