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<text id=93TT2302>
<title>
Jan. 18, 1993: Fair Isles Fouled By Crude Oil
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<history>
TIME--The Weekly Newsmagazine--1993
Jan. 18, 1993 Fighting Back: Spouse Abuse
</history>
<article>
<source>Time Magazine</source>
<hdr>
THE WEEK
NATION, Page 17
Fair Isles Fouled by Crude Oil
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<body>
<p> Until last week, gentle ponies and Fair Isle sweaters
represented the Shetland Islands: comforting symbols of a place
of untamed beauty. Now Shetland is distinguished by 619,000 bbl.
of spilling oil. The tanker Braer, owned by a subsidiary of a
U.S. firm, ran aground Tuesday after its engines failed during
a storm. A few hours before the ship hit the rocks, helicopters
took the crew off, so no one was aboard to secure a line to a
rescue tug. As rough seas kept salvors from pumping off the
remaining crude, the slick threatened to kill thousands of
birds. The Braer's operator, Bergvall & Hudner, said its $700
million in insurance will cover damage claims.
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</body>
</article>
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