Cetaceans are the name for the group of ocean mammals commonly known as whales, dolphins, and porpoises. An army of volunteers and NGOs in Mauritius have had to self organize efforts to build homemade oil booms and organize oil spill clean up efforts along the normally pristine coastline. In terms of the response related to the release of this fuel, it looks and behaves essentially the same as any other bunker fuel spill. Bunkers are the fuel oil used by ships . A huge oil spill off Brazil's northeastern coast which stained more than 130 beaches may have involved a "ghost ship" carrying Venezuelan oil in breach of US sanctions, an expert close to the probe into the disaster said.

Source: Forbes August 26, 2020 15:45 UTC