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Volunteers in protective clothing return from contaminated coastline. 'Prestige' oil spill. San Vincenta del Mar, Galicia, Spain. December 2002.

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Oil spill. Galicia, Spain. December 2002.

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Buckets used by volunteers to carry oil picked off the rocky coastline by hand. 'Prestige' oil spill. San Vincenta del Mar, Galicia, Spain. December 2002.

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Volunteers engaged in clean-up. 'Prestige' oil spill. Cies Islands Nature Reserve, Galicia, Spain. December 2002.

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Local fishermen receiving the news that their fishing grounds have been closed due to oil contamination. 'Prestige' oil spill. Cangas, Galicia, Spain. December 2002.

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Volunteers engaged in clean-up. 'Prestige' oil spill. Cies Islands Nature Reserve, Galicia, Spain. December 2002.