BUENOS AIRES, Jan. 29 (Xinhua) -- Around 130,000 liters of fuel have been spilled in the Paraguay River following a tugboat crash, threatening nearby hunting and fishing clubs, the Asuncion newspaper ABC Color reported on Monday.

    UABL, the company that owned the boat, had tried to cover up the incident, the newspaper said.

    The newspaper said the area was suffering from a "penetrating pestilent" stink close to Puerto Ortiz and Ita Enramada, where hunting and fishing clubs are set by the Paraguay River.

    The Paraguay army told media that the boat, the Cavalieri I, had been moored close to the Casino Ita Enramada on Sunday after witnesses reported the accident.