After the accident, the ship leaked fuel over an area of about 10 kilometres long and one kilometre wide
PARIS — French authorities are working to contain a fuel spill off the Atlantic Coast after an Italian container ship sank following a fire.
Images released Thursday by the French navy showed flames and plumes of black smoke spewing from the ship as it listed sharply. A French cleanup ship was expected in the area Thursday. France has also reached out to the European Maritime Security Agency for help using satellites to locate leaks.
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