China tries to stop Yellow Sea oil slick

Firefighters work at the scene where a blast took place July 17, 2010 in Dalian, Liaoning province of China. The port was engulfed but firefighters extinguished the scene by Saturday morning, 15 hours after the blast which hit two pipelines Photograph: ChinaFotoPress/Getty Images

An estimated 1,500 tonnes of crude spilled into the Yellow Sea following the blaze Photograph: AFP/Getty Images

Firemen taking break after extinguishing a section of the fire at a port in Dalian
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Leaked oil floating off the coast of Dalian, northeast China's Liaoning province. China's largest reported oil spill more than doubled in size to 165 sq. miles (430 sq. kilometers) by Wednesday, forcing nearby beaches to close and prompting one official to warn of a "severe threat" to sea life and water quality Photograph: Tian Jingyue/AP

Workers on a boat collect crude oil in the sea Photograph: Zheng He/EPA

Oil washes ashore at Dalian's Port in Liaoning province Photograph: Greenpeace/Reuters

Oil coats a boat rope in Dalian Photograph: AFP/Getty Images

Chinese firefighterstackling the oil spill near the coast of Dalian in northeast China's Liaoning province. At least one person has been killed in those efforts, a 25-year-old firefighter, Zhang Liang, who drowned Tuesday after a wave threw him from a vessel and pushed him out to sea, the state-run Xinhua News Agency reported. Another man who also fell in was rescued Photograph: AP