| 2014 Sundarbans oil spill | |
|---|---|
 Spilled oil on the Shela River | |
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| Location | Shela River, Sundarbans, Khulna District, Bangladesh[1] |
| Coordinates | 22°21′51″N 89°40′1″E / 22.36417°N 89.66694°E |
| Date | 9 December 2014 |
| Cause | |
| Cause | Collision between oil tanker and cargo vessel |
| Operator | MS Harun & Co. |
| Spill characteristics | |
| Volume | 350,000 litres (77,000 imp gal; 92,000 US gal) |
| Area | 350 km2 (140 sq mi) |
The 2014 Sundarbans oil spill was an oil spill that occurred on 9 December 2014 at the Shela River in Sundarbans, Bangladesh, a UNESCO World Heritage Site.[2][3] The spill occurred when an oil-tanker named Southern Star VII,[4] carrying 350,000 litres (77,000 imp gal; 92,000 US gal) of furnace oil, was in collision with a cargo vessel[3] and sank in the river.[5] By 17 December, the oil had spread over a 350 km2 (140 sq mi) area.[6] The oil spread to a second river and a network of canals in Sundarbans, which blackened the shoreline.[7] The spill threatened trees, plankton, and vast populations of small fish and dolphins.[8] The spill occurred at a protected mangrove area, home to rare Irrawaddy and Ganges river dolphins.[9] By 12 January 2015, 70,000 litres (15,000 imp gal; 18,000 US gal) of oil had been cleaned up by local residents, the Bangladesh Navy, and the government of Bangladesh.[10]
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- ^ Krishnendu Mukherjee, Rakhi Chakrabarty. "350-tonne oil spill by Bangladeshi ship threatens Sunderbans". The Times of India. Retrieved 15 December 2014.
- ^ "Massive Oil Spill Threatens Bangladesh's Sundarbans". Global Voices Online. Retrieved 15 December 2014.
- ^ "Assessing the oil spill's impact on Bangladesh's Sundarbans forest". Deutsche Welle. 17 December 2014.
- ^ "Bangladesh launches campaign to clean up Sunderbans oil spill". The Hindu. Retrieved 15 December 2014.
- ^ "Bangladesh begins oil clean-up after spill". Aljazeera. Retrieved 15 December 2014.
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