Sweden Probing Suspected Baltic Sea Oil Spill
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The Swedish Coast Guard said on Thursday it was investigating a suspected oil spill in the Baltic Sea off the coast of the island of Gotland.
The Swedish Coast Guard has begun a preliminary investigation - No suspects have been identified at this time.
The Coast Guard is investigating a suspected oil spill southeast of Gotland. The government is informed and is "following the situation closely," according to Carl-Oskar Bohlin (M), Minister for Civil Defense. However, the oil spill is not visible on Thursday.
No more oil was found on Thursday, but the area is still being monitored.
The potential leak was initially detected through European satellite monitoring and a Coast Guard aircraft confirmed the pollution.
The Coast Guard detected an oil spill yesterday, Wednesday, through satellite images, in a seaway located southeast of Gotland.
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