Oil Spills

Paradise in Peril

WALT: Make connections between texts.


Questions


Who owned the vessel?Japanese


How much oil was on board?4,000


Where is Mauritius?Southeastern coast of Mauritius


Why might the government describe the area as ‘sensitive’?Because it is a small island


What are some problems that Mauritius may face?


What have the people of Mauritius already done to clean up the spill? They clean it up by putting straw on the ground to suck up the oil and us hair because hair sucks up oil


Where was the tanker travelling?India (or somewhere in India


Who is Happy Khambule?an africa senior and energy campaign manager in south africa


What is the same / different about the Mauritius spill and the MV Rena spill in New Zealand?

Mauritius Spill	Both spills	New Zealand Spill
Mauritius had 4,000 tons spilled		Nz had 39,000 tons spilled

Hi Today me and my class did a sience project about oil spills. so we went on our Chromebooks and did some research on oil spills in Mauritius and in New Zealand and this is mine I hope you like it.