Oil leaking from ship off the coast of Wales

The marine environment is under threat again as a tanker carrying up to 90,000 tonnes of crude oil is leaking off the coast of south Wales.

Oil leaking from ship off the coast of Wales

The marine environment is under threat again as a tanker carrying up to 90,000 tonnes of crude oil is leaking off the coast of south Wales.

It's thought only a small amount of oil has escaped from the 10-year-old ship but coastguards are trying to find out how serious the pollution is.

Meanwhile, anti-pollution ships are trying to vacuum some of the oil from the tanker Prestige that sank off the Spanish coast last week.

A precautionary ban on fishing has been extended to cover 310 miles of affected coastline.

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