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		</div><p><a href="http://londonglossy.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/grounded-norway-ship-leaks-oil.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-full" title="An aerial view of the container ship Godafoss after it ran aground off Fredrikstad in Norway (AP)" src="http://londonglossy.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/min-grounded-norway-ship-leaks-oil.jpg" alt="An aerial view of the container ship Godafoss after it ran aground off Fredrikstad in Norway (AP)"/></a></p>
<p>A container ship is spilling oil in a Norwegian national park after running aground and rupturing two 250-tonne fuel tanks.</p>
<p>The Icelandic vessel Godafoss hit ground in the Hvaler national park after leaving the southern port of Fredrikstad, near the Swedish border.</p>
<p>It was not immediately clear how much oil spilled into the icy water, but the oil slick reached shore on Friday, rescue spokesman Lars Erik Gutubakken said.</p>
<p>Crews placed a boom around the ship to keep more oil from reaching land. No-one was injured.</p>
<p>The Norwegian Directorate for Nature Management said the area has a rich bird life, but it had not received any reports of birds affected by the oil spill.</p>
<p>The cause of the accident has not been established. Pictures showed the listing ship surrounded by rescue vessels, about 200 yards from the shore.</p>
<p>The Hvaler national park was established in 2009, some 60 miles south of Oslo, to protect an underwater ecosystem containing corals and kelp forest. </p>
<p>It is Norway&#8217;s only marine national park and is home to some 130 endangered plant and animal species, according to its website.</p>
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