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Oil spills linger as world boaters dump fuel near Puerto Rico
The Associated Press reports new oil dumping by boaters around San Juan and nearby Virgin Islands waters after a major spill a month earlier. Coast Guard officials detected three fuel types in spills off San Juan beaches and the outlying islands, prompting reallocation of cleanup crews. Prosecution has begun for one confirmed spill. officials cite a long-standing shift in global pollution controls.
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San Juan
Puerto Rico
Puerto Rican
Virgin Islands
Coast Guard
Cmdr
Edwin Stanton
Stanton
Roosevelt Roads Naval Station
Morris J. Berman
Berman
Culebra
Palomino
Vieques
St. John
St. Thomas
U.S. Virgin Islands
Christopher Haley
High Seas