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The '''2009 Lüderitz oil spill''' began in April 2009 off the coast of [[Lüderitz]], [[Namibia]]. The oil spill affected 156 [[African penguin]]s, with many more possibly threatened. The oil spill is in the area where the fishing trawler ''[[Meob Bay]]'' sank in June 2002, killing 19 seamen. The boat sank after a rope got caught in the propeller, which then detached causing water to flood into the engine room. It is the largest spill in Namibian history according to local residents of Lüderitz.<ref>[http://www.namibian.com.na/news/full-story/archive/2009/april/article/oil-spill-hits-luederitz/ Oil spill hits Lüderitz] The Namibian, 21 April 2009</ref> |
The '''2009 Lüderitz oil spill''' began in April 2009 off the coast of [[Lüderitz]], [[Namibia]]. The oil spill affected 156 [[African penguin]]s, with many more possibly threatened. The oil spill is in the area where the fishing trawler ''[[Meob Bay]]'' sank in June 2002, killing 19 seamen. The boat sank after a rope got caught in the propeller, which then detached causing water to flood into the engine room. It is the largest spill in Namibian history according to local residents of Lüderitz.<ref>[http://www.namibian.com.na/news/full-story/archive/2009/april/article/oil-spill-hits-luederitz/ Oil spill hits Lüderitz] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110607185021/http://www.namibian.com.na/news/full-story/archive/2009/april/article/oil-spill-hits-luederitz/ |date=2011-06-07 }} The Namibian, 21 April 2009</ref> |
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The 2009 Lüderitz oil spill began in April 2009 off the coast of Lüderitz, Namibia. The oil spill affected 156 African penguins, with many more possibly threatened. The oil spill is in the area where the fishing trawler Meob Bay sank in June 2002, killing 19 seamen. The boat sank after a rope got caught in the propeller, which then detached causing water to flood into the engine room. It is the largest spill in Namibian history according to local residents of Lüderitz.[1]
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- ^ Oil spill hits Lüderitz Archived 2011-06-07 at the Wayback Machine The Namibian, 21 April 2009
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