Foul slick settles into seabed off Jiyye Environmental disaster threatens marine life for years to come By Raed El Rafei Daily Star staff Wednesday, August 23, 2006
Greenpeace Lebanon revealed on Tuesday exclusive underwater footage showing large amounts of oil polluting the seabed off the coast of Jiyye where Israel targeted a power plant, causing the most severe oil spill in the history of the Eastern Mediterranean. "The scene is horrific; the seabed is completely covered with fuel oil which will threaten marine life.
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