Spain and UK feud while spills threaten the strait's ecosystem
(NEWSER) - As blame spreads between Spain and the UK, so too does ecosystem-destroying oil in the Strait of Gibraltar. Europe's No. 1 transfer port, located between the towering Rock of Gibraltar and the Spanish fishing town of Algercias is, on any one day, home to tens of oil tankers and ocean liners, crunched together in a strait that's a modest 4 miles wide, Worldcrunch reports. The result of all this congestion and hurried fuel transfer? Spills. Lots of them. More»
