Oil slick heading to French coast after cargo ship sinks

By THE MANILA TIMES

Mar 14, 2019 1:03 pm

The Italian cargo ship 'Grande America' sank off the French Atlantic coast after a fire got out of control. MARINE NATIONALE/AFP - LOIC BERNARDIN

BREST, France: An oil slick was heading towards the French coastline on Thursday after an Italian cargo ship sank in the Atlantic carrying 45 containers of 'dangerous materials,' authorities said.

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