Permalink: https://media.greenpeace.org/archive/Oil-Spill-Aftermath-in-the-Bangladesh-Sundarbans-27MZIF3VXGPE.htmlConceptually similarOil Spill Aftermath in the Bangladesh SundarbansGP0STORUICompleted★★★★Oil Spill Aftermath in the Bangladesh SundarbansGP0STORUCCompleted★★★★Oil Spill in the Bangladesh SundarbansGP0STORRYCompleted★★★★Oil Spill Aftermath in the Bangladesh SundarbansGP0STORS0Completed★★★★★★★Oil Spill Aftermath in the Bangladesh SundarbansGP0STORUDCompleted★★★★Oil Spill Aftermath in the Bangladesh SundarbansGP0STORUKCompleted★★★★★★Oil Spill Aftermath in the Bangladesh SundarbansGP0STORULCompleted★★★★Oil Spill Aftermath in the Bangladesh SundarbansGP0STORRMCompleted★★★★★★Oil Spill Aftermath in the Bangladesh SundarbansGP0STORRSCompleted★★★★★★View AllGP0STORUEOil Spill Aftermath in the Bangladesh SundarbansA greater adjutant (Leptoptilos dubius) fails to catch a prey as number of fishes has drastically declined in the Poshur river during the last 18 days after an oil spill occurred about 20km away, in 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. The event is very threatening to the region's flora and fauna.Locations:Asia-Bangladesh-Bangladesh SundarbansDate:26 Dec, 2014Credit:© Syed Zakir Hossain / GreenpeaceMaximum size:4896px X 3264pxKeywords:Accidents-Birds-Climate (campaign title)-Day-Disasters-KWCI (GPI)-Mangroves-Oil (fossil fuel)-Oil spills-Outdoors-River pollution-Rivers-Storks-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