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SYDNEY, Australia (AP) - Authorities checked for fuel leaks Saturday on a coal freighter run aground by a storm that brought flooding, landslides and blackouts in eastern Australia and killed at least five people.
Officials said there was some risk of the 738-foot Pasha Bulker ship breaking apart and spilling tens of thousands of gallons fuel oil into the sea.
An aircraft that flew over the Panama-registered ship found no signs of leaking oil or fuel, said New South Wales state maritime chief Neil Patchett. He said "contingency arrangements" were in place for any leakage.
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