Government officials are confident that oil leaks played no part in the pollution that has affected Taiwan's east coast, based on an official analysis.
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00:00 An oil leak is not to blame for a massive spill that's been polluting the country's entire east coast since early December.
00:07 Government officials used satellite images, drones and simulations to try and find the source of the oil.
00:12 While they haven't found the exact cause, they believe the waste oil could be from oil tanker cabins being washed at sea.
00:19 Volunteers have been facing an uphill battle trying to clean up the thick oil that's coated shorelines.