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Photos: Greece oil spill threatens Athens, environmental groups fuming

A 45-year-old vessel, the Agia Zoni II, carrying 2,500 tonnes of fuel sank off the island of Salamis, Greece on Sunday. A thick oily tide had since covered stretches of the Athens Riviera for miles. Greek officials fumbled their response to the minor oil spill which now threatens beaches near Athens five days after the sinking of the tanker, environmental groups said Thursday. (Petros Giannakouris / AP)

Published on: Sep 14, 2017 2:48 PM IST

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A 45-year-old vessel, the Agia Zoni II, carrying 2,500 tonnes of fuel sank off the island of Salamis, Greece on Sunday. A thick oily tide had since covered stretches of the Athens Riviera for miles. Greek officials fumbled their response to the minor oil spill which now threatens beaches near Athens five days after the sinking of the tanker, environmental groups said Thursday. (Petros Giannakouris / AP)

Published on Sep 14, 2017 2:48 PM

A 45-year-old vessel, the Agia Zoni II, carrying 2,500 tonnes of fuel sank off the island of Salamis, Greece on Sunday. A thick oily tide had since covered stretches of the Athens Riviera for miles. Greek officials fumbled their response to the minor oil spill which now threatens beaches near Athens five days after the sinking of the tanker, environmental groups said Thursday. (Petros Giannakouris / AP)

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A bird covered in oil tries to stay afloat near the shores of Salamis Island. The oil spill has left thousands of marine animals affected. WWF Greece was likewise incredulous that ‘a country with heavy tankers traffic has proven unable to protect its beaches from an initially small-scale incident.’ (Giorgos Moutafis / Reuters)

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A bird covered in oil tries to stay afloat near the shores of Salamis Island. The oil spill has left thousands of marine animals affected. WWF Greece was likewise incredulous that ‘a country with heavy tankers traffic has proven unable to protect its beaches from an initially small-scale incident.’ (Giorgos Moutafis / Reuters)

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The entire bay on the south-east of the island has been affected by the oil spill. The full clean-up of the spill will likely require a span of four months. Merchant marine minister Panagiotis Kouroublis, who did not interrupt a trip to London over the incident, is visiting the area on Thursday. He insists that every available resource has been thrown at the oil slick. (Giorgos Moutafis / Reuters)

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The entire bay on the south-east of the island has been affected by the oil spill. The full clean-up of the spill will likely require a span of four months. Merchant marine minister Panagiotis Kouroublis, who did not interrupt a trip to London over the incident, is visiting the area on Thursday. He insists that every available resource has been thrown at the oil slick. (Giorgos Moutafis / Reuters)

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Some of the privately-owned tank trucks have been working to clean up the pollution and they are assisted by floating cranes and offshore anti-pollution vessels. Coastal businesses in the area have shut down and the local fishermen have also been told to avoid oil-spilled areas. (Petros Giannakouris / AP)

Published on Sep 14, 2017 2:48 PM

Some of the privately-owned tank trucks have been working to clean up the pollution and they are assisted by floating cranes and offshore anti-pollution vessels. Coastal businesses in the area have shut down and the local fishermen have also been told to avoid oil-spilled areas. (Petros Giannakouris / AP)

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It was not immediately clear what caused the sinking late on Sunday. Weather conditions in the area were mild at the time and the vessel was anchored. (Angelos Tzortzinis / AFP)

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It was not immediately clear what caused the sinking late on Sunday. Weather conditions in the area were mild at the time and the vessel was anchored. (Angelos Tzortzinis / AFP)

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Divers have managed to seal off further leakage from the 45-year-old vessel. ‘If the wind direction changes, the problem could spread to the rest of the Saronic gulf,’ Salamis mayor Isidora Nannou-Papathanassiou told state news agency ANA. (Alkis Konstantinidis / Reuters)

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Divers have managed to seal off further leakage from the 45-year-old vessel. ‘If the wind direction changes, the problem could spread to the rest of the Saronic gulf,’ Salamis mayor Isidora Nannou-Papathanassiou told state news agency ANA. (Alkis Konstantinidis / Reuters)

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Barriers have been erected to contain the spill and tanker trucks are being used to collect the oil. ‘This leak happened near the country’s biggest harbour, just miles away from the operation centre of the ministry tasked with addressing such disasters,’ Dimitris Ibrahim, campaign director at Greenpeace Greece, told news portal in.gr. Adding insult to injury, the amount of oil in question was ‘relatively small,’ Ibrahim said. (Lousia Gouliamaki / AFP)

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Barriers have been erected to contain the spill and tanker trucks are being used to collect the oil. ‘This leak happened near the country’s biggest harbour, just miles away from the operation centre of the ministry tasked with addressing such disasters,’ Dimitris Ibrahim, campaign director at Greenpeace Greece, told news portal in.gr. Adding insult to injury, the amount of oil in question was ‘relatively small,’ Ibrahim said. (Lousia Gouliamaki / AFP)

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The tanker’s captain and chief engineer were the only people on board at the time. They have been charged with negligence and released for pending trial. (Angelos Tzortzinis / AFP)

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The tanker’s captain and chief engineer were the only people on board at the time. They have been charged with negligence and released for pending trial. (Angelos Tzortzinis / AFP)

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