Tuesday, 17 September 2013

Huge Molasses Spill Off Hawaii: A Diver's ReportAn environmental cleanup crew member holds a bag of dead marine life in Keehi Lagoon, Honolulu, Hawaii.      An environmental cleanup crew member holds a bag of dead marine life in Keehi Lagoon after a massive molasses spill from a Matson cargo ship in Honolulu, Hawaii, September 12 ,2013.


Hawaii's Honolulu Harbor has been inundated this week with 230,000 gallons—1,400 tons—of thick, sticky molasses from a pipeline spill. It may sound like a sweet problem, but the molasses is killing fragile coral reefs,endangered marine life, and millions of microorganisms.

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