Salvage Crew May Board Shipwreck ; Trying to Estimate Severity of Fuel Leak

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ANCHORAGE, Alaska - With the weather improving Sunday, the Coast Guard planned for a helicopter to lower a salvage team to a soybean freighter that broke in two off Alaska's coast - a key step toward cleaning up a destructive, oily mess stretching for miles from the vessel.

Since the 738-foot Selendang Ayu wrecked Wednesday, rough seas and heavy wind have kept authorities from boarding either half of the ship. They must get on board to find out how much of the 440,000 gallons of bunker oil and 30,000 gallons of diesel fuel have leaked.

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Salvage Crew May Board Shipwreck ; Trying to Estimate Severity of Fuel Leak

Coast Guard Chief Petty Officer Darrel Wilson said waves on Sunday were between 14 and 16...

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