- Government alleges bulk carrier discharged heavy fuel oil into the sea off Santa Cruz Island.
- Initial assessment of the spill indicated that around 1,000 tonnes of heavy fuel oil had been dumped.
A bulk carrier ship has deliberately dumped about 1,000 tonnes of oil into the sea off the coast of the Solomon Islands, reports the Guardian citing government allegations.
Deliberate fuel dumpingThe 1991-built, Panama-flagged Quebec stands accused of deliberately dumping fuel into the sea.
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