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Aristotle Onassis

Greek shipping magnate (1906–1975)
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  • May 27

    Greek-owned tanker Olympic Life hit by external explosion off Oman; crew safe but fuel spills into Arabian Sea

    The Greek-owned VLCC Olympic Life reported an external explosion on its port side near the waterline while sailing 60 nautical miles east of Muscat, Oman, on Monday. The crew is safe but a quantity of marine fuel leaked into the sea.

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