Mining Ship Pollutes UNESCO Heritage Site, Second Time in 6 Months

A major bauxite spill has turned water red at Rennell Island in the Solomon Islands

An estimated 5,000 tonnes of bauxite has spilled into Kangava Bay, where a tanker ran aground in February, reports the Guardian

A major bauxite spill has turned water red at Rennell Island in the Solomon Islands. 
Second Spillage Turning the Water Red

A second major spill has hit the pristine Solomon Islands bay where a bulk carrier ran aground on a coral reef and leaked oil earlier this year.

On Monday, an estimated 5,000 tonnes of bauxite, the ore used in aluminium smelting, slipped into the...

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