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MALTA-STORM

(230210) -- BAHAR IC-CAGHAQ (MALTA), Feb. 10, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A man clears debris brought up by strong waves in Bahar ic-Caghaq, Naxxar, Malta, on Feb. 10, 2023. High winds and waves caused damage across Malta, including several historic sites, as storm Helios battered the island on Thursday and Friday. (Photo by Jonathan Borg/Xinhua)

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MALTA-STORM

(230210) -- BAHAR IC-CAGHAQ (MALTA), Feb. 10, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Debris brought up by strong waves is seen on a road in Bahar ic-Caghaq, Naxxar, Malta, on Feb. 10, 2023. High winds and waves caused damage across Malta, including several historic sites, as storm Helios battered the island on Thursday and Friday. (Photo by Jonathan Borg/Xinhua)

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MALTA-WEATHER-HEATWAVE

(220810) -- VALLETTA, Aug. 10, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A horse cools off on the Bahar ic-Caghaq beach, Malta, Aug. 9, 2022. (Photo by Jonathan Borg/Xinhua)

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Malta's chemical tanker stranded due to strong winds, heavy waves

STORY: Malta's chemical tanker stranded due to strong winds, heavy waves DATELINE: March 20, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:05 LOCATION: NAXXAR, Malta CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the stranded chemical tanker STORYLINE: A chemical tanker on Saturday morning was stranded at the Bahar ic-Caghaq coast of the city Naxxar, Malta, in very rough seas caused by strong winds, forcing the deployment of tug boats to keep it from running aground. So far, due to the continuing strong winds, the tanker has not got out of the trouble. Maltese Transport Minister Ian Borg said in a facebook post that the Transport Malta is assisting the rescue operation for the 209-meter tanker and confirmed the risk of pollution is very low. The tanker's crew was unable to get the tanker's anchor to hold, and the tanker was on way to Marsaxlokk, a southern port of Malta, from the Spanish port of Algeciras in Cadiz, according to the Maltese media report. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Naxxar, Malta. (XHTV)

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MALTA-NAXXAR-TANKER-ADRIFT

(220319) -- NAXXAR (MALTA), March 19, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on March 19, 2022 shows a chemical tanker off the Bahar ic-Caghaq coast, Naxxar, Malta. The chemical tanker was adrift off the Bahar ic-Caghaq coast as it went out of control in the strong winds and rough seas that hit the Maltese islands on Saturday. (Photo by Jonathan Borg/Xinhua)

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MALTA-NAXXAR-TANKER-ADRIFT

(220319) -- NAXXAR (MALTA), March 19, 2022 (Xinhua) -- People watch a chemical tanker off the Bahar ic-Caghaq coast, Naxxar, Malta, on March 19, 2022. The chemical tanker was adrift off the Bahar ic-Caghaq coast as it went out of control in the strong winds and rough seas that hit the Maltese islands on Saturday. (Photo by Jonathan Borg/Xinhua)

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MALTA-NAXXAR-TANKER-ADRIFT

(220319) -- NAXXAR (MALTA), March 19, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on March 19, 2022 shows a chemical tanker off the Bahar ic-Caghaq coast, Naxxar, Malta. The chemical tanker was adrift off the Bahar ic-Caghaq coast as it went out of control in the strong winds and rough seas that hit the Maltese islands on Saturday. (Photo by Jonathan Borg/Xinhua)

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MALTA-NAXXAR-TANKER-ADRIFT

(220319) -- NAXXAR (MALTA), March 19, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on March 19, 2022 shows a chemical tanker off the Bahar ic-Caghaq coast, Naxxar, Malta. The chemical tanker was adrift off the Bahar ic-Caghaq coast as it went out of control in the strong winds and rough seas that hit the Maltese islands on Saturday. (Photo by Jonathan Borg/Xinhua)