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Rescue Board calls for Hiiumaa oil pollution clean-up volunteers Saturday

Clean-up of extensive oil pollution on a total of over 30 kilometers of beach on two of Estonia's largest islands, Hiiumaa and Vormsi, has required a take-over of the project by the Rescue Board (Päästeamet), the Police and Border Guard Board (PPA) and the Environmental Board (Keskonnaamet), since the spoilage was first found around a week ago.

Pieces of hardened fat wash up along Saaremaa coast

People have reported seeing pieces of a light-colored material washed up on beaches in northwestern Saaremaa over the last week.

Source of oil pollution on Hiiumaa, Vormsi beaches still unknown

The source of oil pollution on the coastline of two of Estonia's islands first found on Sunday has still yet to be ascertained, ETV news show 'Aktuaalne kaamera' (AK) reported Tuesday.

Mazut pollution washing up on Hiiumaa, Vormsi likely from leaking old wreck

In an interview with ETV news broadcast "Aktuaalne kaamera" on Monday, Rainer Vakra, director general of the Environmental Board, said that the extensive mazut pollution discovered on the shores of the Western Estonian islands of Hiiumaa and Vormsi is likely coming from a leaking old wreck somewhere.

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