No new spills from tanker

THE tanker that broke in half and sank apparently took most of its cargo of toxic fuel oil to the frigid bottom of the Atlantic Ocean, where it may solidify and pose less danger to fishing grounds and scenic beaches along northwestern Spain.

"There have been no new oil spills since the boat went down," said the government's chief representative in northwest Galicia, Arsenio Fernandez de Mesa.

"We're monitoring the evolution of the slicks both where the tanker sank as well as around the coast of Galicia," he said.