Permalink: https://media.greenpeace.org/archive/People-on-a-Boat-in-the-Bangladesh-Sundarbans-27MZIF3VBN9T.htmlConceptually similarOil 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 SundarbansGP0STORU8Completed★★★★Oil Spill Aftermath in the Bangladesh SundarbansGP0STORRVCompleted★★★★View AllGP0STORRRPeople on a Boat in the Bangladesh SundarbansLocal people on a boat 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:11 Dec, 2014Credit:© Syed Zakir Hossain / GreenpeaceMaximum size:4896px X 3264pxKeywords:Accidents-Boats-Climate (campaign title)-Day-Disasters-Fishers-Fishing (activity)-KWCI (GPI)-Mangroves-Oil (fossil fuel)-Oil spills-Outdoors-River pollution-Rivers-Small-scale fishing-Sustainable fishing-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