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05/11/2012
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A binational expedition of the Navy of Brazil and Chile fuel leak detected in a Brazilian ship that sank in the Antarctic for a month with four passengers on board who made a documentary and were rescued unharmed.
The vessel 'Ocean Without End, "the businessman João Lara Mesquita, sank in Fildes Bay, to a depth of 10 to 12 meters, taking into their tanks 8000 liters of fuel.
Unknown amount of fuel was released in Antarctic waters, according to the binational expedition.
"Nine men of the Navy of Chile and Brazil entered the Navy in Antarctic waters to check the levels of contamination in the area where the Brazilian ship is sunk," said the Chilean navy said in a statement.
In this dispatch "confirmed a leak of diesel fuel from the tanks of the vessel, which store a total of approximately 8000 liters. In addition, removal of solid waste products from the wreck, such as benzene, empty barrels, floats and gas cylinders that were trapped in the ice, "added the text.
Men try to seal the tanks to prevent the leaking diesel will continue, said the lieutenant commander Eduardo Rubillar the National Television of Chile.
"The idea is to bring the yacht afloat and seal their tanks," said Rubillar.
The yacht sank on April 7 last, due to compression of the ice and weather conditions.
The vessel was carrying four Brazilians who made a documentary about the navigation and the landscape of Antarctica and were rescued three days after the wreck by military personnel from a Chilean Antarctic base, located 1200 kilometers south of the American continent.
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