European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - April 15, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 8the stars and stripes monday april 15, 1991sinks Genoa Italy apr the cypriot registered Tanker Haven Sank sunday carrying nearly 41 million Gal ions of crude Oil to the Bottom and magnifying fears of an environmental disaster along the italian Riviera. Port officials said the ship Sank in the Mediterranean i1/ Miles from Shore. The Haven appeared to have sunk intact a giving officials Hope that the Oil on Board could be salvaged with minimal spillage. Port officials on saturday expressed worry that the ship might break up As it went Down releasing the crude. The 990-foot-Long Tanker who Chi for Days had sent a Wall of Black Suhoke Over the sea Sank about 41/ hours after an explosion sunday morning. Three other blasts had rocked it on saturday. The vessel s Bow was already on the floor of the Mediterranean and its propellers out of the water on saturday As it was devoured by fire on sunday morning the fire and smoke were smothered by the sea and Only steam briefly hovered Over the Waves. The spectacle Drew thousands of people to the shores of the italian Riviera for Days As the ship threatened its famous beaches with its oozing Black cargo in Rome the govt in mint on saturday declared a state of emergency m King the Region eligible for pc Cial Aid. There was no estimate on the amount of Oil spilled from the Tanker a Genoa port official speaking on condition of anonymity gave an a next Ianuly rough estimate of nearly 15 million Gallons of Oil burned off during the fire caused by an explosion thursday in which three Crew members were killed. Experts also said the extreme heat of the fires burning had Likely Given the Oil the consistency of Caramel and thus would he easier to remove than liquid. However Many people were still worried that the Oil might damage the sea its wildlife and the tourist Indus try of coastal Italy and nearby France. The ships fire was ignited by an explosion believed to have been caused by crewmen cleaning an empty hold. A a a. A a a a Quot a. A. Greenpeace the International environmental or Gam smoke Billows from the cypriot registered Tanker Haven on saturday near the beaches West of Genoa Italy sunday the Tanker Sank causing fears of an environmental disaster along the italian  said the Oil covered 15 Square Miles. Seas were Calm but currents were moving the Oil Westward. The Tanker came to rest in about 240 feet of water off arc Zano 14 Miles from Genoa. Of containment booms were already in place a few Hundred Yards off Arenzana when the ship Sank Salvage Crews Laid them saturday when it became apparent that the fire was burning out of control. Genoa officials said some tar formed from burning Oil washed ashore at Var Azze and Savona West of Genoa. But they said anti pollution teams had cleaned it up. A a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a team of French pollution experts was in Genoa and British and american experts had also been contacted for possible help. Filipinos loot abandoned . Navy facility Capas Philippines a no sooner had the . Navy left a communications station in Capas than nearly .1,500 filipinos stormed the site with picks shovels and Chain saws looting everything from manhole covers to underground cables. A you wont Sec anyone Here now because there is nothing left to steal Quot the former Security chief capt. Jose Edwin Sabiron said. A before people from 8 to 80 years old men women children flocked Here. They practically lived  a a the United Stales plans to turn Over facilities at Camp John Hay near Baguio on july i and May surrender us five other installations if Rio agreement is reached before the current lease expires in september. Many filipinos fear that what happened Here will be repeated elsewhere unless president Corazon Aquino a government can draw up workable plans for taking Over the Sites. A your government does not have plans for this facility a said one filipino officer. A in that sense the looters Are in better shape because at least they have a plan a the looting began even before the Navy turned Over the 690-acre installation 60 Miles North of Manila on Jan. 31 As part of a . Plan to reduce its military presence in the far East. . Personnel would apprehend the looters and turn them Over to local police who then let them go. But the a a invasion began in Force once the Ameri cans were gone leaving behind Only 100 filipino air Force personnel who had to patrol two other garrisons totalling 148,000 acres. Sabiron said the intruders rushed in after dark usually in groups of 15, by the time his troops had apprehended one group several others would have slipped through and escaped with their loot. In desperation filipino troops set fire to the once Lush grass at the base to detect infiltrators on moonless nights. The formerly Well Mari cured rolling Hills Are now dirt Brown crisscrossed with trenches where intruders dug up underground cables when looters were arrested there was Little the guards could do but let them go because trespassing is a minor offence. . To drop requirement for poles to pay for visas Warsaw Poland up a As of monday the United states embassy in Warsaw is dropping visa payments for poles travelling to America. The embassy also announced that in the near future it will simplify the. Issuing procedure of mull Isle entry visas for poles going to the United states. The gesture was apparently in response to the decision by the polish government to drop visa requirements for americans As of april 15. The polish news Agency Pap said the decision concerns tourists and businessmen who must however clearly state the purpose of their visit and declare their intention of returning to Poland within the declared time. A single entry visa valid for one year had Cost $23 and a double entry visa Cost $43. A rarely issued multiple entry visa Cost $150, every weekday the sidewalk in front of the . Embassy is crowded with several Hundred poles seeking visas to travel to the United slates. The majority of them come from the Southern Mountain regions and intend to seek unauthorized work in America to Send Money Back Home to their families. To Stem the flow of unauthorized polish guest workers . Authorities limit the number of visas that Are issued. About one in five applicants is granted permission to enter the United states. London up a government officials and the Royal society for the prevention of cruelty to animals Are outraged Over the importation of an enormous japanese fighting dog that a simply exists to kill and efforts Are under Way to halt plans to Breed the animal in Britain a a the japanese Tosa which is said to weigh around 240 pounds when fully grown and considered the canine equivalent of the japanese sumo wrestler was imported by Rottweiler breeder Yvonne Wilson last year for $14,140. Wilson who has plans to import a Bitch and Breed the dogs in Britain describes Tosas As a gentle giants and has bristled at accusations they Are killers. The 9-month-old Puppy named ish was recently released from a Standard six month quarantine and already weighs 154 pounds. A they Are an elite dog a like buying a Rolls Royce a and i can assure you that raise howl about Tosa is the sort of Home they will go to a Wilson told the daily Telegraph a wish is very very quiet and not aggressive. He has a fantastic  the Telegraph said the Tosa was imported from the United states which has 17 of the animals and is the Only country outside Japan to possess them. At a conference Friday in Cambridge of the companion animal research group animal psychologist Roger Mug Ford said the Tosa a has to companion instincts. It simply exists to  a this is frankly not something that deserves to be called a dog. Its a weapon and the idea of any More coming into Britain makes my blood run cold a he said. Already alarmed by the Rise in the number of american pit Bull terriers to about 100,000 since they were first introduced in Britain in 1983, the Spca has demanded a ban on further imports of the Tosa. \