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Nicoletta Lanse reveals for Live Science that workers at Israel s National Sea Turtle Rescue used mayonnaise to handle 11 endangered green sea turtles washing ashore coated in tar.
Oil Spill in the Mediterranean Sea
(Photo : (Photo by Amir Levy/Getty Images)) HADERA, ISRAEL - FEBRUARY 22: Men clean tar from the sand as part of the beach cleanup effort after tar covered Israel s coast on February 22, 2021 in Hadera, Israel. Tar started washing up on the country s beaches last week, leading its interior minister to advise people to stay away from beaches. Authorities suspect the spill was caused by a leak from an offshore ship.