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Oil Slick at Ixtoc

BBC Radio 4
on BBC Radio 4 FM

On 3 June this year an oil well being drilled in the Gulf of Mexico blew out. Since then, despite attempts to stem the flow, over 100 million gallons of crude oil have been released into the waters of the Gulf. Already the pollution has washed up on the Texas coastline, 500 miles to the north of the oil well, and threatens to endanger the extensive shrimp breeding grounds in the Bay of Campeche. Anthony Smith has just returned from the scene of desolation and reports on the effects of the world's largest oil spill. Producer
DAVID PATERSON
(Rptd: tomorrow 11.0 am)

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Anthony Smith
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David Paterson
Source: Radio Times

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