Oil slick spreads from sunken ship off Mumbai

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Juhu Beach. One of the most famous beaches in Mumbai, situated on the shores of Arabian Sea in Juhu suburb. Photo source: ©© Michael Kohl

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Indian authorities on Monday worked to clean up an oil spill from a cargo ship that sank off Mumbai last week, with oil found on beaches and in water near the city’s shoreline.

It is reported that the oil was still eight to nine nautical miles from shore and the rate of the spill from the MV Rak Carrier had decreased from 1.5 to 2.0 tonnes per hour to about one tonne per hour over the last 24 hours…

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