WEEK 5 Jan 22nd to 28th

   OIL SPILL MORE SERIOUS THAN REPORTED

   The oil-spill from the shipwreck John R, outside the Norwegian county of Troms, has turned out to be far more serious than initially reported. Reports are coming in from all over the county about dead seabirds. The environmental authorities fear a disaster of enormous proportions. The oil is leaking from the wreck in smaller bursts, but there is still enough oil to kill thousands of seabirds. The area is a nesting place for migrating birds returning in February.
   There have been at least 7 major accidents outside the coast of Norway the last month alone.