Cruise ship captain fined €100,000 for using dirty fuel
The captain of a cruise ship found to be burning fuel with excessive sulphur levels has been fined €100,000 in a Marseille court, the first such ruling in France. The prosecution was intended to signal a new seriousness in tackling pollution from cruise ships.
145 pilot whales die in stranding on New Zealand beach
A group of 145 pilot whales stranded themselves on a remote New Zealand beach and died.