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France: 38 tonnes of oil to be pumped out of Cargo ship aground in Corsica French Environment Minister Elisabeth Borne says the priority is "removing the oil from the ship as soon as possible" after a cargo ship ran aground Sunday in a Corsican nature reserve. The Rhodanus, transporting 2,650 tonnes of steel coils and seven crew, ran into trouble in the Mouths of Bonifacio nature reserve in the early morning hours after missing an opening in the strait, the authority said in a statement. IMAGES AND SOUNDBITES