Oil Spills Italy

Rocked by one last explosion, a fire-ravaged tanker holding millions of gallons of oil sank Sunday off the Italian Riviera, and experts worked to avert an ecological catastrophe in the Mediterranean. The Cypriot-registered tanker Haven appeared to have remained intact on the sandy sea bottom 1 1/2 miles offshore, and it was believed that most of the vessel's crude remained inside, officials said. The tanker held nearly 42 million gallons of Iranian crude when it caught fire Thursday.

Rocked by one last explosion, a fire-ravaged tanker holding millions of gallons of oil sank Sunday off the Italian Riviera, and experts worked to avert an ecological catastrophe in the Mediterranean. The Cypriot-registered tanker Haven appeared to have remained intact on the sandy sea bottom 1 1/2 miles offshore, and it was believed that most of the vessel's crude remained inside, officials said. The tanker held nearly 42 million gallons of Iranian crude when it caught fire Thursday.

A tanker loaded with nearly 41 million gallons of oil burned for a second day off the Italian Riviera, prompting environmental officials to say the Mediterranean is in danger of ecological disaster. Tugs towed the sinking ship to shallower waters, and seven miles of floating barriers were laid out in an attempt to prevent crude oil from fouling the resorts around Genoa. The Cypriot-registered Haven partially sank about three miles offshore after an explosion of undetermined origin Thursday.

A huge explosion and two smaller blasts rocked a burning tanker Saturday, heightening fears that the sinking vessel could break apart and spill millions of gallons of oil on the Italian Riviera. Italy's new coalition government declared a national state of emergency shortly after being sworn in.

A huge explosion and two smaller blasts rocked a burning tanker Saturday, heightening fears that the sinking vessel could break apart and spill millions of gallons of oil on the Italian Riviera. Italy's new coalition government declared a national state of emergency shortly after being sworn in.

A tanker loaded with nearly 41 million gallons of oil burned for a second day off the Italian Riviera, prompting environmental officials to say the Mediterranean is in danger of ecological disaster. Tugs towed the sinking ship to shallower waters, and seven miles of floating barriers were laid out in an attempt to prevent crude oil from fouling the resorts around Genoa. The Cypriot-registered Haven partially sank about three miles offshore after an explosion of undetermined origin Thursday.