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Oil spill in channel after ships collide

About 110 tonnes of oil spilled into the English Channel this morning after a fishing boat collided with an oil tanker.

Oil spill in channel after ships collide

Mon, 23 Apr, 2001 - 11:00

About 110 tonnes of oil spilled into the English Channel this morning after a fishing boat collided with an oil tanker.

A 20ft by 6ft hole was ripped in the side of the Maltese tanker Gudermes, allowing the oil to spew into the sea.

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