Australia sends help to Solomon Islands as grounded Hong Kong-flagged cargo ship leaks oil into World Heritage-listed waters
UPDATED : Sunday, 3 Mar 2019, 3:15PM
Rennell Island is the largest raised coral atoll in the world and includes a Unesco World Heritage Site
which extends kilometres out to sea
Indonesian firm Bintan Mining SI chartered the ship to take bauxite from its mine on the western half of Rennell Island to China
Australia is sending more help to the Pacific nation of the Solomon Islands to stop oil from a grounded cargo ship destroying a World Heritage-listed marine sanctuary, Australia’s foreign minister said on Sunday.
At least 75 tonnes of heavy fuel oil has spilled from Hong Kong-flagged bulk carrier Solomon Trader since Cyclone Oma drove it onto a reef at Rennell Island on February 5.
South China Morning Post