Arctic oil spill would challenge Coast Guard
By Deborah Zabarenko, Environment CorrespondentWASHINGTON - A major offshore Arctic oil spill could severely challenge the Coast Guard, with no available infrastructure to base rescue and clean-up operations, the Coast Guard commandant said on Monday.
The oil spill, early this month, in the White Sea's Kandalaksha Bay is posing a major threat to the nature reserve, nearby.