Now an oil spill in China

A fisherman cleans up oil near an oil spill site in Dalian, Liaoning province. A chemical agent used to strip sulphur from oil contributed to the pipeline blast at China's Dalian port last weekend, causing the huge oil slick in the sea and forcing the port's temporary closure, the country's work safety watchdog said in a preliminary report. (REUTERS)
A clearing oil in the Chinese port of Dalian. Chinese authorities have closed several beaches and an island resort near the major port of Dalian as they try to clean up an oil spill that has affected crude shipments, state media said. (AFP)
Local fishermen clean up oil near an oil spill site in Dalian, Liaoning province. A chemical agent used to strip sulphur from oil contributed to the pipeline blast at China's Dalian port last weekend, causing the huge oil slick in the sea and forcing the port's temporary closure, the country's work safety watchdog said in a preliminary report. (REUTERS)
Greenpeace activist warning visitors not to swim in the oil-contaminated water in Dalian. Chinese authorities have closed several beaches and an island resort near the major port of Dalian as they try to clean up an oil spill that has affected crude shipments, state media said. (AFP)
Local fisherman works to clean up the oil, which has spread far from the original explosion site in Xingang port, Dalian, northeastern China. The first details emerged Friday on the cause of China's largest reported oil spill, while environmentalists urged the government to do more to warn local residents of potential danger, saying children are playing still off nearby beaches. (AP)
Local fishermen rest near pods of retrieved oil as they clean up the oil, which has spread far from the original explosion site in Xingang port, Dalian, northeastern China. The first details emerged Friday on the cause of China's largest reported oil spill, while environmentalists urged the government to do more to warn local residents of potential danger, saying children are playing still off nearby beaches. (AP)
Fisherman works to clean up the oil, which has spread far from the original explosion site in Xingang port, Dalian, northeastern China. The first details emerged on Friday. The cause of China's largest reported oil spill, while environmentalists urged the government to do more to warn local residents of potential danger, saying children are playing still off nearby beaches. (AP)
Local fishermen work to clean up the oil, which has spread far from the original explosion site in Xingang port, Dalian, northeastern China. The first details emerged Friday on the cause of China's largest reported oil spill, while environmentalists urged the government to do more to warn local residents of potential danger, saying children are playing still off nearby beaches. (AP)
Local fishermen work to clean up the oil, which has spread far from the original explosion site in Xingang port, Dalian, northeastern China. The first details emerged Friday on the cause of China's largest reported oil spill, while environmentalists urged the government to do more to warn local residents of potential danger, saying children are playing still off nearby beaches. (AP)
Fisherman clearing oil in the Chinese port of Dalian. Chinese authorities have closed several beaches and an island resort near the major port of Dalian as they try to clean up an oil spill that has affected crude shipments, state media said. (AFP)