Leaking Timor Sea oil rig catches fire – video news report 02 Nov 09
Leaking Timor Sea oil rig catches fire – video report 02 Nov 09
“It’s an environmental disaster that’s now taken a dramatic turn for the worse,” reports Azhar Sukri (Al Jazeera News – 02 Nov 09)
Specialist fire crews are attempting to stop a massive fire on a leaking oil rig in the Timor Sea off the northwest Australian coast.
The fire broke out as staff were attempting to plug the leak that has been spewing oil into the sea for more than two months.
Environmentalists have called the oil spill and resulting fire in waters between Australia and Indonesia a “catastrophe”. The environmental impact of the spill could last for 20 years. Watch video report for more [...]
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