Swedish authorities battle to stabilise stricken ferry leaking oil into Baltic Sea
by Associated Press from Environment | The Guardian on (#6G043)
Coast guard tackling very serious' incident as severe weather hampers efforts to empty oil from Marco Polo, which grounded near Horvik
A ferry that ran aground off south-eastern Sweden had extensive damage" and was leaking oil into the Baltic Sea, a spokesman for the Swedish coast guard said.
On 22 October the Marco Polo was running between two Swedish ports - Trelleborg and Karlshamn - when it ran aground near Horvik and started leaking. It continued under its own power before grounding a second time.
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