NATION IN BRIEF : TEXAS : Mega Borg Towed From Explosion Site
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The fire-scarred remains of the tanker Mega Borg were towed from the spot near Galveston, Tex., where the Norwegian vessel was rocked by explosions last month that killed four men and dumped 3.9 million gallons of oil into the Gulf of Mexico. Officials estimated it would take two months to tow the 885-foot tanker to Karachi, Pakistan, where it will be broken up for scrap metal.
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