Freighter Splits in Two Near Wildlife Refuge

[L.A.dweller]

Major Fuel Spill Reported in Alaska

Fri Dec 10, 5:23 AM ET

By MATT VOLZ, Associated Press Writer

ANCHORAGE, Alaska - A major spill of dense, viscous fuel from a freighter that ran aground was menacing sensitive wildlife habitat in the Aleutian Islands, but finding the six crew members lost at sea remained a priority despite their diminishing odds for survival.

Thousands of gallons of heavy bunker fuel and diesel spilled from a soybean freighter that was ripped clean in half off the shore of Unalaska Island. Near a wildlife refuge, the area is home to sea lions, harbor seals, sea otters, tanner crabs, halibut and kelp beds.

But with resources scarce in the remote and harsh area 800 miles southwest of Anchorage, the search for the missing took precedence over the environmental threat.

http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/ap/20041210/ap_on_re_us/freighter_aground_13

[livinbella]

1. what a cold wet tragedy

men lost in cold cold water
helicopter down
oil and diesel spewing everywhere
ship torn in half
only six hours of daylight

what a mess