The sinking of an oil tanker near Greece’s largest port over the weekend has left a number of popular beaches closed. With thick black waves of foul-smelling liquid drifting further along the Greek Riviera, authorities are struggling to contain the leak.
The spill occurred early Sunday, when the Agia Zoni II tanker went down off the island of Salamis near the main port of Piraeus carrying 2,200 metric tons of fuel oil and 370 tons of marine gas oil.

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