Peru Concerned About
Environmental Damage
After Tank Ship Sinks
The Peruvian government
expressed concern on
Thursday about
environmental damage at
sea off the coast of the
country's Tumbes
province after a tank
ship exploded and sank
on Wednesday.
"We have tried to reduce
the effects of the oil
spill and prevent damage
to flora and fauna,"
said Peruvian Vice
Minister of Energy and
Mines Pedro Gamio.
A tank ship exploded and
sank off the coast of
northwestern Peru,
leaking oil into the
sea. Fifteen people were
injured in the accident.
Gamio said an
investigation was
underway to find out
whether the ship
complied with security
norms and rules about
oil transport.
A rescue team was at the
scene, placing a
containing barrier to
prevent the oil spill
from spreading.
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