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Divers to Search for Survivors of Capsized Ship off Louisiana
The ship capsized in seas driven by hurricane force winds as what the National Weather Service has described as a rare low-pressure system formed off
Japanese Ship Operator Apologizes for Oil Spill off Mauritius
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Israel Accuses Iran of Link to Oil Spill Off Its Shores
Oil came from tanker that was carrying pirated cargo from Iran to Syria last month, Israel's environmental protection minister says
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Japanese Ship Operator to Put $9.4M Toward Mauritius Oil Spill Recovery
Environmentalists call lasting damages from spill devastating'
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Thousands March in Mauritius Over Dead Dolphins, Oil Spill
March comes month after ship struck a reef off Indian Ocean island nation; it later cracked, spilling 1,000 tons of fuel oil into fragile marine areas
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Mauritius Arrests Captain of Japanese Ship Responsible for Oil Spill
Environmentalists say coral reefs off the island may never recover
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Mauritius Copes With Split Japanese Ship That Spilled Oil
Tug boats will pull bow out to sea and allow it to sink, according to environmental experts on island
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Japan-Owned Oil Tanker Breaks Apart off Mauritius Coast
MK Wakashio struck a coral reef causing islands worst ecological disaster
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Japanese Ship Involved in Mauritius Oil Spill Breaks Apart
The condition of the MV Wakashio was worsening early Saturday after it ran aground on a reef near the Indian Ocean island last month causing a marine
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Sea Life Suffers as Mauritius Oil Spill Spreads
Activists working to clear beaches fear huge environmental crisis, telling Reuters news agency that they saw dead eels floating in water and dead star
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Mauritius Must Prepare for 'Worst-Case Scenario' After Oil Spill, Prime Minister Says
Prime minister calls leaking Japanese ship 'very serious situation'; oil leak described as ecological disaster
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Japanese Ship Operator Apologizes for Oil Spill off Mauritius
Carrier struck reef July 25, began leaking oil Thursday; Mauritius calls spill an environmental disaster
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Mauritius Scrambles to Counter Oil Spill From Grounded Ship
Government has declared an environmental emergency; France is sending help from its nearby Reunion island
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California Apologizes for Internment of Japanese Americans
California lawmakers have become the first political leaders in the nation's most populous state to apologize for helping the U.S. government send Jap
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