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Damaged ship leaking oil off Mauritius could split, PM says

Thousands of volunteers, many smeared head-to-toe in black sludge, are marshalling along the coastline in a desperate attempt to hold back the oily tide

A ship that ran aground off Mauritius leaking tonnes of oil into the ocean is cracking, the prime minister said Sunday, threatening an even greater ecological and economic disaster for the island nation.

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