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Sunday, November 22, 2009

Photo: Stricken Cargo Ship Poses Pollution Danger to Britain's Coastline


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The grounded cargo ship MSC Napoli, seen here on January 22, has released hundreds of tons of light oil into the sea near a pristine stretch of Britain's coast.

Now rescue workers are racing to remove thousands of tons of potentially catastrophic heavy fuel oil from the ship before the substance also spills into the ocean.

Photograph by Peter Macdiarmid/Getty Images