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Workers Race to Control Oil Tanker Spill Near Spain

A damaged tanker breaks apart off the coast of Spain, spilling tons of oil into the ocean. Salvage crews work to contain the spill; officials fear an environmental disaster worse than the 1989 Exxon Valdez spill off Alaska. Hear Elizabeth Nash of The Independent and Robert Force of Tulane University.

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