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SYDNEY, Australia (AP) - A coal freighter carrying 21 crew, mostly Filipinos, ran aground in stormy seas off Australia's east coast Friday, prompting a rescue operation and fears of a fuel leak, authorities and media reports said.
Gale-force winds and strong tides pushed the 40,000-ton ship Pasha Bulker into a sand bank off the eastern city of Newcastle, New South Wales state police said.
The ship was not carrying any cargo, and no one was injured, police said.
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