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Article: Greece blasts Spanish authorities over tanker disaster; captain says ship was in 'perfect condition'

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Dateline: ATHENS, Greece Greece's merchant marine minister harshly criticized Spanish authorities Wednesday for their handling of the Prestige tanker disaster, and defended the ship's Greek captain.

"This ship did not sink by itself. They sank it," Giorgos Anomeritis told a news conference.

"For six days, the ship was floundering between Portugal and Spain. They sent out their warships to push it from one to the other, so it would sink away from the shore."

Anomeritis stopped short of blaming Spanish authorities for the disaster, saying he would wait for their report.

He also criticized France's conservative President Jacques Chirac, who last week ...

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