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New oil spill appears in Kuwait's sea waters

KUWAIT, Aug 15 (KUNA) -- A nautical mile-long oil spill is currently floating off the Police Club in Abu Ftairah, the Environment Public Authority (EPA) announced on Tuesday.
Necessary measures have been taken to disperse the oil slick, EPA indicated in a statement.
EPA is coordinating with the oil sector, the Coast Guards and the Regional Organization for the Protection of the Marine Environment (ROPME) to rid the territorial sea waters of the new oil spill.
Authorities have recently scrambled to deal with an oil slick that floated off Al-Zor. (end) mf.rk