Guardian: Chinese authorities have closed a major oil terminal and dispatched a flotilla of dispersal vessels to tackle a 50 square kilometre slick of crude that was released after a pipeline explosion near Dalian. Amid fears that the spill could contaminate local beaches, maritime safety officials have also put in place a 9km long floating boom to try to keep the seepage from coastal waters near China’s largest deep-water port. The oil started to leak into the sea late on Friday night …