This article is about another large oil spill off the coast of Australia in the very delicate ecosystem of the Great Barrier Reef. Apparently a Chinese oil tanker with 1075 tons of oil on it was basically speared by the reef and so is now stuck there until something is done to stop any further leaking. There hasn't been any major leaking because sea water rushed into the tank rather than the oil rushing out into the ocean, although this won't last for long. The Australians are saying that the Chinese crew tried to take a short cut through reefs, but got stuck. This conclusion was made because the vessel had just left a port in Australia, picking up coal and steel, and got stuck 12 kilometers off the shipping lanes. The Australians are extremely upset, calling it the equivalent to a terrorist attack because it could be so harmful. I think this is just yet another example of the stupid things people do. You would think the captain of a fuel tanker would be a lot more cautious with 1075 tons of oil and 72000 tons of coal on board. I think it is an outrage and the Australians should do as much as they can to punish the chinese vessel, releasing oil into the Great Barrier Reef, the biggest and most extraordinary reef in the world, is like pouring some paint on the Mona Lisa. It is such a delicate ecosystem and holds such beauty, tarnishing something like that is just plain stupid.
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