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Article: Protest over oil spill hits Seoul.
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- YON - Yonhap News Agency of Korea
- Article date:
- January 24, 2008
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SEOUL, Jan. 23 (Yonhap) -- Thousands of South Korean fishermen and coastal workers flocked to Seoul Wednesday, calling on political parties to quickly pass a bill aimed at restoring livelihoods devastated by the country's largest oil spill.The rally, attended by 3,500 people according to police estimates, also called on Samsung Heavy Industries Co. to fully compensate them for damages that arose when its barge hit a Hong Kong-registered supertanker off the coast of Taean County, South Chungcheong Province, last month.Over 12,000 tons of crude oil were spilled from the Hebei Spirit tanker, blackening many fish farms and scenic beaches in the region, home to more ...