Grounded ship leaks 80 tons of oil near Pacific UNESCO site

[Just AnotherPerson]

See more at the link https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world...cid=spartanntp

Excerpt:

WELLINGTON, New Zealand — An environmental disaster is unfolding in the Pacific after a large ship ran aground and began leaking oil next to a UNESCO World Heritage site in the Solomon Islands, Australian officials said Friday.

Footage taken this week shows little progress has been made in stopping the Solomon Trader ship from leaking oil since it ran aground Feb. 5, according to the Australian High Commission in the Solomon Islands.

Australian experts estimate more than 80 tons of oil has leaked into the sea and shoreline in the ecologically delicate area and that more than 660 tons of oil remains aboard the Hong Kong-flagged ship, which is continuing to leak.

[Peter1469]

Hopefully they can mitigate the damage. If they can get it onto shore, a type of mushroom can be used to clean it up pretty quickly.