China's largest reported oil spill has spread to popular tourist beaches lining the Yellow Sea, as the size of the slick doubled on Wednesday.
The slick has reached the port of Dalian, once named China's most liveable city, including its key tourist attractions: the Golden Pebble Beach and Bangchui Island.
The oil had spread over 165 square miles of water five days since a pipeline exploded near Dalian, cutting off oil shipments from part of China's strategic oil reserves to the rest of the country.
Frantic efforts are being made to contain the spill but methods are reported to be basic and amount to little more than straw mats and workers with rubber gloves.
Greenpeace China released photos of inky beaches and of straw mats about 2 square meters in size scattered on the sea, meant to absorb the oil.
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