Permalink: https://media.greenpeace.org/archive/Oil-Spill-Aftermath-in-the-Bangladesh-Sundarbans-27MZIF3VL17J.htmlConceptually similarOil Spill Aftermath in the Bangladesh SundarbansGP0STORUICompleted★★★★Oil Spill in the Bangladesh SundarbansGP0STORRYCompleted★★★★Crocodile in the Bangladesh SundarbansGP0STORRZCompleted★★★★Oil Spill Aftermath in the Bangladesh SundarbansGP0STORS0Completed★★★★★★★Oil Spill Cleaning Operations in the Bangladesh SundarbansGP0STORRWCompleted★★★★★★★Oil Spill Cleaning Operations in the Bangladesh SundarbansGP0STORRXCompleted★★★★Oil Spill Cleaning Operations in the Bangladesh SundarbansGP0STORRNCompleted★★★★★★Oil Spill Cleaning Operations in the Bangladesh SundarbansGP0STORROCompleted★★★★★★Oil Spill Aftermath in the Bangladesh SundarbansGP0STORRMCompleted★★★★★★View AllGP0STORU8Oil Spill Aftermath in the Bangladesh SundarbansA child in Jaymonirgol, next to oil containers used by local people in the past days to collect furnace oil from the waters in the mangrove forest of Sundarbans, Bangladesh, a UNESCO World Heritage site where an oil-tanker named Southern Star VII, carrying 350,000 litres of furnace oil was sunk in the river after it had been hit by a cargo vessel. The event is very threatening to the region's flora and fauna.Locations:Asia-Bangladesh-Bangladesh SundarbansDate:25 Dec, 2014Credit:© Syed Zakir Hossain / GreenpeaceMaximum size:4896px X 3264pxKeywords:Accidents-Boys-Children-Climate (campaign title)-Containers-Day-Disasters-KWCI (GPI)-Mangroves-Oil (fossil fuel)-Oil spills-One person-Outdoors-River pollution-Toxics (campaign title)-UNESCOShoot:Oil Spill in the Bangladesh SundarbansOn 9 December 2014 an oil spill occurred at the Sela river of Sundarbans, Bangladesh, a UNESCO World Heritage site, when an oil-tanker named Southern Star VII, carrying 350,000 litres of furnace oil was sunk in the river after it had been hit by a cargo vessel. By December 17, the oil spread over 350 km2 area. The slick spread to a second river and a network of canals in the Sundarbans and blackened the shoreline. The event was very threatening to trees, plankton, vast populations of small fishes and dolphins. The event occurred at a protected Sundarbans mangrove area, home to rare Irrawaddy and Ganges dolphins.Related Collections:Oil Spill in the Bangladesh Sundarbans