Analysis | This devastating spill is a big deal for oil – Washington Post
The empty bulk carrier was 11 days into a month-long trip from Singapore to Brazil, where it was scheduled to retrieve cargo, when it ran aground just a mile from the southern tip of the island on July 25. About three-quarters of the oil in its tanks – some 3,900 tonnes of ultra-low sulfur fuel oil, 200 tonnes of diesel and 90 tonnes of lubricant – was transferred out of the ship. The rest…
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