Divers repair North Sea tanker

LONDON - Divers worked throughout yesterday to seal a large hole and stop more petrol from spewing from a tanker that collided…

LONDON - Divers worked throughout yesterday to seal a large hole and stop more petrol from spewing from a tanker that collided with another vessel in thick fog in the North Sea on Saturday. The British Coast Guard said there was no threat of an ecological disaster as most of the 7,000 tonnes of unleaded petrol that leaked.

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