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SEA SHEPHERD GLOBAL Established in 1977, Sea Shepherd is an international non-profit, marine wildlife conservation organization. Our mission is to end the destruction of habitat and slaughter of wildlife in the world's oceans in order to conserve and protect ecosystems and species. Sea Shepherd uses innovative direct-action tactics to investigate, document, and take action when necessary to expose and confront illegal activities on the high seas. By safeguarding the biodiversity of our delicately-balanced ocean ecosystems, Sea Shepherd works to ensure their survival for future generations. A selection of press images are available on our Media Site (high-res images and a videos without watermarks available to qualified press on request): http://media.seashepherdglobal.org/

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From Forest Destruction to Marine Destruction: Hong Kong’s Palm Oil Spill

Fri, Aug 11, 2017 15:55 CET

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE August 11, 2017 On the night of Thursday 3rd August two ships collided south of Hong Kong in the approach waters to the Pearl River Delta. According to information obtained from the Tradewinds News, the Japanese GMS chemical tanker ‘Global Apollon’ and the Pacific International Lines (PIL) containership ‘Kota Ganteng’ had a collision but details remain very slim. Details of the damage is also unknown however the ‘Kota Ganteng' containership has since sailed onwards to Singapore. The ‘Global Apollon’ remains at anchor in the waters near the Chinese Guishan Islands

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From Forest Destruction to Marine Destruction: Hong Kong’s Palm Oil Spill

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