Oil Spill Leaves Its Deposits On 21 Miles of Shorelines ; 1,000 Gallons Foul Puget Sound; Source Remains Unknown

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TACOMA -A spill of an estimated 1,000 gallons of heavy industrial oil has left deposits on 21 miles of South Sound shoreline.

More was floating in open water the rule of thumb is that an ounce of oil covers an acre of water and state and federal agencies were scrambling to limit the damage.

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Oil Spill Leaves Its Deposits On 21 Miles of Shorelines ; 1,000 Gallons Foul Puget Sound; Source Remains Unknown

"The amount of recoverable oil is very small," noted Coast Guard Lt. Aaron Meadows-Hills. "It's mostly thin ribbons of silvery ...

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