Grounded bulker creates environmental catastrophe due to oil spill
A huge bulker has run aground off the coast of the Solomon Islands and is leaking large volumes of oil near an UNESCO-listed coral reef. Australian authorities call it a climate catastrophe and warn the leak could become even larger. See the images and stay updated here.
by SIMON VALEUR
An environmental catastrophe has struck a coral reef along the coast of the Solomon Islands, where the 225 meter bulk vessel "MV Solomon Trader" has been stranded and is leaking huge oil volumes.
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