- by foxnews
- 23 May 2025
Covering a surface area of 30 sq miles (77 sq km) in both Swedish and Finnish waters, the spill was detected on Wednesday in the Bothnian Sea.
It said it had mapped the spill using planes and collected samples, adding that it would not be able to comment on which measures to deploy until after the samples had been analysed.
A preliminary investigation into environmental crimes has also been launched.
Later on Thursday, it said the spill was no longer visible and that spills other than oil were increasing.
United Airlines Flight 1169 to Los Angeles returned to Hawaii after a "potential security concern" aboard the plane. The FBI and police are investigating.
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