Viewfinder: A Crude Oil Spill Covers the Greek Bay - Pacific Standard

Viewfinder: A Crude Oil Spill Covers the Greek Bay

Author:: Pacific Standard Staff
Publish date:: Sep 14, 2017

A boat floats on polluted water on the coast of Salamis Island on September 13th, 2017, in Salamis, Greece. The small tanker, Agia Zoni II, sank on September 10th while anchored off the coast of Salamis, near Greece's main port of Piraeus. It was carrying a cargo of 2,200 tons of fuel oil and 370 tons of marine gas oil. Salamis Island has suffered heavy pollution as a result, in what has been called a "major environmental disaster" by officials. — A boat floats on polluted water on the coast of Salamis Island on September 13th, 2017, in Salamis, Greece. The small tanker, Agia Zoni II, sank on September 10th while anchored off the coast of Salamis, near Greece's main port of Piraeus. It was carrying a cargo of 2,200 tons of fuel oil and 370 tons of marine gas oil. Salamis Island has suffered heavy pollution as a result, in what has been called a "major environmental disaster" by officials.
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A man runs away from flames as fire burns the land, east of the Greek capital of Athens on August 15th, 2017. The army was called in to assist firefighters around Kalamos, 30 miles east of Athens, where a fire has been burning since August 13th. In all, 146 fires have broken out across Greece since then, according to authorities.

A man runs away from flames as fire burns the land, east of the Greek capital of Athens on August 15th, 2017.

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Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras gestures as he delivers a speech during a parliamentary session in Athens on December 19th, 2017.

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