Drone footage shows oil spill near Taiwan island

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Drone footage obtained by Reuters showed slicks of oil near the coasts and breakwaters along the island of Little Liuqiu, off the shore of Kaohsiung. The clean-up crew could also be seen using sponges to soak up the oil spill.

The oil leak occurred on Tuesday (June 22) at 2:18 a.m. (1818 GMT) and was likely caused by bad weather, the company said in a statement. CPC immediately halted oil discharge following the incident, it added.

A CPC Corp spokesperson said that they company expects to finish the oil spill clean-up by Wednesday night.