CEEFAX 1 110 Wed 29 Dec 13:08/03 ************ ************************** * *** *** ** ************ **** ************ ***************** SPLIT SHIP SPILLS OIL OFF TURKISH COAST A Russian tanker has broken into two in a storm off Istanbul and is spilling oil into the Sea of Marmara. Fifteen people were rescued and nobody was injured. But coastal officials fear 4,365 tonnes of fuel are leaking. The front half of the 3,463 tonne Volgoneft-248, sank in stormy seas. The vessel had been swept off course by severe winds and ran aground near the Bakirkoy district. Oil has been reported on the coastline. World news digest and in brief... 142 News Index 102 Flash 150 Regional 160
