For the last month, an environmental crisis has slowly unfolded off the Solomon islands, after a bauxite bulk carrier ran aground and started leaking oil near a UNESCO World Heritage site. The disaster started on February 5th, when the ship hit a reef carrying in excess of 700 metric tons of fuel oil near the remote Rennell Islands. According to the Australian Government, the oil spill now spans more than six kilometres across the shore and is moving towards the adjacent World Heritage area.
— source priceofoil.org | Mar 11, 2019