Oil spill at Peru’s Paracas reserve

By Frederick Carle on May 7th, 2008

Peruvian authorities move quickly to contain 1,500 gallons of fuel that spilled from a U.S. tanker in Pisco.

The Peruvian city of Pisco is in the country’s Ica Region. The oil spill happened some 38 kilometers from the region’s Paracas National Reserve, home to a rich concentration of sea and bird life.

Michelle Carlile-Alkhouri reports.

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    [...] Oil spill at Peru’s Paracas reservePeruvian authorities move quickly to contain 1500 gallons of fuel that spilled from a US tanker in Pisco. The Peruvian city of Pisco is in the country’s Ica Region. The oil spill happened some 38 kilometers from the region’s Paracas … [...]

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