Repeat offenders behind chronic oil pollution, report finds
- Oil slicks from vessels and offshore platforms cover 1.58m sq km a year, according to conservation group SkyTruth
- Red Sea, Mediterranean, Middle East Gulf, West Africa and Indonesia among hotspots
- Limited satellite coverage leaves vast ocean areas unmonitored, letting pollution go undetected
Nonprofit conservation group SkyTruth says a small number of sources are responsible for an outsize share of the chronic oil pollution of the world’s oceans, calling for greater accountability
