Tonga Eruption Gets Blame for Peru Oil Spill
The volcanic eruption took place almost 6,800 miles away.
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The volcanic eruption took place almost 6,800 miles away.
The volcanic eruption in Tonga's Western Pacific waters on Jan. 15 is being blamed for a 6,000 barrel spill of crude oil on beaches near Peru's capital, Lima.
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The leak occurred while an oil tanker was discharging crude for the La Pampilla refinery
High ocean waves stemming from a massive volcanic eruption near Tonga caused an oil spill off the coast of Peru, closing beaches and halting fishing after the country's Navy failed to issue a tsunami warning.