Fuel leak hits Norway's coast near nature reserve-Leak threatens bird sanctuary, marine park

[The Straight Story]

Fuel leak hits Norway's coast near nature reserve

Fuel tanks ruptured when ship ran aground

* Size of spill near Swedish border not known

* Leak threatens bird sanctuary, marine national park

OSLO, Feb 18 (Reuters) - Oil from an Icelandic container ship that ran aground on Thursday night has come ashore on the coast of southern Norway near the country's only marine national park, Norwegian authorities said on Friday.

"We don't know much about how big the oil spill is. This morning we had our airplane surveying the area to gather information," said Paal Are Lilleheim, spokesman at the Norwegian Coastal Administration.

"We don't know how much oil is left in the tanks. There is still much uncertainty."

[dipsydoodle]

1. Assuming no rocky shore line

and the Norwegians use the same general rule as the UK then they'll use Corexit to clear the mess.