Oil pellets cause beach closures on Riviera

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France's Ministry of Ecology said pellets of oil have reached Mediterranean beaches near Saint-Tropez on the French Riviera 10 days after two cargo ships collided north of the island of Corsica. It said those beaches were closed to the public yesterday and agents were going to be mobilized to collect the oil. Authorities have also deployed three anti-pollution ships equipped with nets along the coast in the Var region. The ministry said French and Italian maritime authorities have cleaned up "nearly all" the fuel spill that has spread in the Mediterranean Sea, using a skimmer to suck it up. A Tunisian cargo ship pierced a hole in the hull of a Cypriot container ship in the collision Oct. 7, causing the fuel leak IGreenwire. Oct. 8). No one was injured.