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This week we helped the BBC and Reuters report on the oil spill affecting the UAE after a strike on the Gem 2 tanker. This is the BBC's take www.bbc.com/news/article...

bbc.comOil spill washes up on UAE beaches after tanker strikeSatellite images show oil spreading for miles along the coastline, threatening local marine wildlife

25/10/26, 11:16 am2 reposts2 likes

Paul Allen

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They do mention marine damage but only half way into the article. "Oil spills can cause immediate deaths of marine animals and other organisms, for example by physically trapping turtles, smothering the feathers of seabirds or damaging the gills of fish."