segunda-feira, 16 de janeiro de 2012

Italy risks environmental disaster if ship fuel leaks | Reuters

Italy risks environmental disaster if ship fuel leaks | Reuters

(Reuters) - As the Costa Concordia shifted dangerously on Monday, Italy's environment minister raised the prospect of an environmental disaster if the 2,300 tonnes of fuel on the half-submerged cruise ship leaks.

The ship's fuel tanks were full, having just left the port of Civitavecchia, north of Rome, for a week-long Mediterranean cruise, when it ran aground on Friday.

Rescue workers have recovered six bodies from the vessel and officials say 16 of the 4,200 passengers and crew are missin
Foto: Reprodução/By Philip Pullella/(Reuters) 
The Costa Concordia cruise ship is seen after it ran aground off the west coast of Italy, at Giglio island January 16, 2012.   REUTERS/ Max Rossi

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