Some 30,000 gallons of fuel has spilled from a vessel in The Bahamas, according to a government official.
The oil spill occurred at the resort island of Great Exuma, the largest island in the Exuma island chain known for its white sand beaches and swimming pigs.
According to the Bahamas’ Acting Prime Minister Chester Cooper, the spill began as a ship was unloading fuel near Old Navy Base in George Town for local Sun Oil, an independent Bahamanian company that markets and distributes fuels and lubricants on behalf of Shell.
Cooper identified the vessel involved as being The Arabian.