Thai Coast Searches for 6 Missing Crew After Tanker Incident, Oil Spill Fears Loom
Six crew members remain missing after the tanker 'Venus 14' was involved in an incident in the Gulf of Thailand. Search efforts continue into the second day, with fears of a significant oil spill from 280,000 liters of diesel fuel raising concerns about marine pollution.
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