| Panamanian Cargo Ship Likely To Break Up |
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A Panamanian flagged cargo ship carrying scrap metal that collided with an oil tanker off the coast of Gibraltar on August 12 is likely to break up. Efforts to salvage the New Flame have been abandoned. The New Flame still has 750 tons of fuel on board but no oil spill is expected if the ship breaks in two. Click Read More for a link to the full story: From Yahoo! Asia News: MADRID (Reuters) - A stricken freighter looks likely to break up off the coast of Gibraltar and efforts to rescue the vessel have been abandoned, authorities on the British colony said on Tuesday. The Panamanian ship New Flame is carrying scrap metal and is now half submerged after colliding with a petrol tanker on Aug. 12. Salvage teams plan to tow the freighter's stern section to safe water if it breaks up, Gibraltar's government said in a statement. The freighter has 750 tonnes of fuel aboard but the oil is not expected to spill if the vessel splits in two, the government said.
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