Russian Oil Tanker Smashed Environmental Disaster


	Russian Oil Tanker Smashed Environmental Disaster

merrie

11-12-2007 6:23 AM

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black sea, storm, two-thousand metric tons, fuel oil, four cargo ships, sailors missing

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Black Sea Storm Sinks Five Ships, Kills Three Sailors By VOA News
12 November 2007

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