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200 Tons of Crude Oil Dumped into Red Sea at Aqaba


(Times of Israel) A burst pipe at Jordan's port of Aqaba spilled 200 tons of crude oil into the Red Sea on Tuesday. Israel contacted Jordanian officials to offer assistance with cleaning up the spill, but the Jordanians were currently handling the incident themselves. Environmental Protection Ministry officials did not note any immediate threat to Israeli beaches. In November, a two-day joint Israeli-Jordanian oil spill drill took place in the Gulf of Eilat.
2016-08-24 00:00:00
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