Coast guard forms task force for oil spill in Sea of Japan+

Coast guard forms task force for oil spill in Sea of Japan+

KYOTO, April 3 Kyodo - A Japan Coast Guard (JCG) patrol boat is in operation to recover oil slick off Shimane Prefecture in the Sea of Japan on April 3. JCG set up a task force to deal with fuel oil leaking from the Belizean-registered cargo ship AIGE which sank following collision with a Japanese fishing boat.

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