The broken Malaysian freighter Selendang Ayu takes a beating from pounding Alaskan surf
Date: 14-Dec-04
Country: USA
Author: U.S. Coast Guard/Handout SV/HB
Photo: U.S. Coast Guard/Handout SV/HB
About 150 people have been sent to an Aleutian island to try to clean up fuel oil streaming from the wrecked cargo ship, but harsh weather has kept most from the spill site, federal and stated officials said.
Authorities earlier said they had called off the search for six missing crew members, who were not wearing cold-water survival gear, and efforts were now concentrated on preventing environmental damage in a sensitive area important to marine mammals, sea birds and fish.
