China ship to pay $29M over Great Barrier Reef mishap
The Australian government has reached a $29 million (₹194 crore) settlement with a Chinese coal carrier that hit a shoal and leaked tonnes of heavy fuel oil in April 2010, causing damage to the Great Barrier Reef. The 750-foot ship had damaged corals over a kilometre-long stretch. The clean-up cost is expected to amount to $105 million (₹703 crore). 