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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Jamie Grierson

REVEALED: Calls for answers over poole harbour oil spill as cleanup continues | Rare Historical Photos

Oil was visible in the water of Poole harbour, Dorset, on Monday
Oil was visible in the water of Poole harbour, Dorset, on Monday. Photograph: Ben Birchall/PA

Environmental activists, biodiversity experts, politicians and nature lovers are demanding answers over an oil leak in Poole harbour, a site internationally recognised for its ecological importance.

Nearly 200 barrels of reservoir fluid – a brine mixture that is about 15% oil – leaked into the waters of Owers Bay on Sunday afternoon from a pipeline operated by the energy company Perenco.

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