Whales, turtles in spill
NZPA-AP Honolulu Endangered sea turtles and humpback whales have been sighted off Hawaii beaches soiled by at least 45,000 litres of oil from a mystery spill, and it is feared the animals might suffer long-term effects.
Crews continued to
clean bunker fuel oil from more than 32km of beach yesterday on the islands of Lanai and Molokai.
Mr John Naughton, a biologist with the National Marine Fisheries Service, said he saw whales surfacing through an oil slick and witnessed green sea turtles feeding just off a tarred beach.
Although no marine animals had been harmed by the oil yet, "there may be some long-term effects,” Mr Naughton said. He was particularly concerned about the sea turtles, which feed on algae that may have been tainted by toxic substances in the oil.
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