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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
National
Jamie Grierson

Calls for answers over Poole harbour oil spill as cleanup continues

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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