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LONDON — Irish authorities said Tuesday they are monitoring a major oil spill that is heading toward the Irish coast — the largest spill in the waters around Ireland in a decade.
The Irish Marine Department said the oil slick was discovered close to where a Russian aircraft carrier was refueling in the Celtic Sea between western Britain and the southern coast of Ireland.
The department said Tuesday it was too early to predict how much of the spill, thought to be about 500 tons, will come ashore. The spill is 3 miles long and 3 miles wide.
