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5 Feb 2007

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Prensa Latina

Panama Fights Two-Mile Oil Spill

Using boats and containment barriers, Panamanian authorities are fighting an oil spill Monday in the western province of Bocas del Toro, affecting almost two miles of Chiriqui Grande Bay. Petroterminal of Panama (PTP) revealed that the accident occurred yesterday when crude oil was being pumped from the ship "Petrosvsk", possibly due to damage in a loading system valve...Several TV networks reported oil on the beaches...