Some countries have offered to help Tunisia prevent damage to the environment after a merchant ship carrying up to 1000 tons of oil sank off the coast of Gabes, the Tunisian defense ministry said on Sunday.
The ship heading from Equatorial Guinea to Malta sank on Friday and the Tunisian navy rescued all seven crew members.
The vessel carried between 750 tons-1000 tons of fuel and sent a distress call 7 miles (11.2 kilometers) away from Gabes, to which the Tunisian navy responded, officials said.
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