Sweden seizes chemical tanker suspected of illegal Baltic oil spill
Swedish authorities have seized a Sierra Leone-flagged chemical tanker on suspicion of carrying out an illegal oil spill in the Baltic Sea.
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Swedish authorities have seized a Sierra Leone-flagged chemical tanker on suspicion of carrying out an illegal oil spill in the Baltic Sea.
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