A French mini-submarine dived to the wreckage of the Prestige tanker to continue efforts to stem leaking oil.
The Nautile plunged to the wreckage, located 3,500 metres beneath the surface to try to seal an estimated 20 gashes that are still leaking oil.
The worst hit areas were the coastlines of the Landes, just beyond the Spanish border, north to the Gironde estuary above Bordeaux.
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Battle of Mini-sub And Oil Tanker
A French mini-submarine dived to the wreckage of the Prestige tanker...