2011 Bohai Bay oil spill

39°5′2.6″N 118°49′5.9″E / 39.084056°N 118.818306°E / 39.084056; 118.818306

The 2011 Bohai bay oil spill (Chinese: 2011年渤海湾油田溢油事故) was a series of oil spills that began on June 4, 2011 at Bohai Bay. The spill itself however was not publicly disclosed until a month later.[1] There were suspicions of official cover-ups by the State Oceanic Administration (SOA).[2]

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  2. ^ AFP (2011-07-13). "AFP: China oil spill six times size of Singapore: govt". Archived from the original on July 18, 2011. Retrieved 2011-07-17.