Oil slick from sunken ship reaches near Hyogo Pref. coast

Oil slick from sunken ship reaches near Hyogo Pref. coast

HYOGO, Japan - Fishing industry people are collecting oil from the sunken Belizean-registered cargo ship AIGE off Hamasaka, Hyogo Prefecture, on April 4. The ship, sunk to a depth of 170 meters, is still leaking oil after a collision off Oki Islands, Shimane Prefecture, on March 31.

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