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| | Sunday, 15 December, 2002, 08:37 GMT In pictures: Channel sinking Attempts to salvage a cargo ship which sank in the English Channel while carrying 3,000 luxury cars were due to resume on Sunday. The Norwegian-registered Tricolor was in collision with the container ship Kariba in thick fog 30 miles east of Ramsgate, Kent. None of the crew was injured.  The Tricolor is still visible at low tide but fog has hampered salvage efforts  Some of the 2,000 tons of fuel oil on board can be seen seeping into the sea  The Tricolor's crew took to lifeboats when the ship began to list  They all received medical checks in the French port of Dunkirk  The Bahamas-registered Kariba - pictured here before the collision - limped back to Antwerp, Belgium  The 55,000-ton Tricolor is valued at about �25m - its cargo �30m | | See also:  26 Oct 02 | UK 11 Dec 02 | Europe 16 Dec 01 | Wales 31 Oct 00 | Europe 24 Aug 99 | UK 14 May 02 | England Internet links: The BBC is not responsible for the content of external internet sites Top Europe stories now: Links to more Europe stories are at the foot of the page. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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