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Added on the 15/08/2020 17:57:44 - Copyright : AFPTV - First images
Aerial shots show the bulk carrier MV Wakashio off the coast of Mauritius. The ship has split in two and leaked more than 1,000 tonnes of oil into pristine waters . IMAGES
A very large crude carrier the Nautica, which is part of a coordinated operation to remove oil from the FSO Safer, sits in Yemeni waters. In the coming days, an operation is expected to begin pumping 1.14 million barrels of crude oil to the Nautica from the FSO Safer, a rusting 47-year-old ship that the UN describes as a "ticking time bomb". IMAGES
Images of the the Abdülhamid Han drill ship as Turkey sends it on the first eastern Mediterranean energy exploration mission in nearly two years. The search for natural gas in energy-rich waters around the divided island of Cyprus has turned into an irritant in Turkey's ties with the European Union. IMAGES
A massive blaze breaks out at one of Indonesia's biggest oil refineries, seriously injuring at least five people and forcing the evacuation of about 1,000 local residents. IMAGES
Mauritians march for the second time in a month as public anger festers over the government's handling of a devastating oil spill off the coast. IMAGES