The World - News from Feb. 9, 1989

A three-nation effort continued to try to clean up a fuel oil spill from a grounded Argentine supply ship that has been threatening wildlife in the ecologically fragile Antarctic since late last month. A Chilean crew surrounded the submerged ship with floating barriers in an attempt to contain the spill, while a U.S. team, using a special boat, skimmed the waters to collect the oil, officials said. At the same time, Chilean divers worked to patch the vessel’s hull, assisted by crew and equipment from Argentina. The ship was carrying more than 800 tons of fuel oil when it ran aground on shoals about 590 miles from the tip of South America.