WA: Spill growing, threatening engandered marine life: Greens

AAP General News (Australia)
08-30-2009
WA: Spill growing, threatening engandered marine life: Greens

The Greens have denied claims of exaggerating the size of the oil slick off Australia's
northwest coast.

PTTEP Australasia's West Atlas oil rig has been leaking into the Timor Sea since August 21.

Greens Senator RACHEL SIEWERT had said on Friday the oil slick had spread to only 20
kilometres away from the West Australian coast .. and is larger than the Federal Government
is letting on.

But .. Federal Resources Minister MARTIN FERGUSON has knocked back the claim .. saying
it's about 80 nautical miles off the coast and heading away from the mainland.

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KEYWORD: SPILL GREENS (PERTH)

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