Oil Spill off South Korea

Click here to view high-resolution version (5.1MB)

In this image, the dark oil covers the coastal waters of the Yellow Sea southwest of Seoul, South Korea. More than 10,000 tons of oil from the tanker were reported to have leaked into the sea after the ship collided with another vessel on Friday, December 7, 2007. As the image shows, the oil washed onto the beaches. The South Korean government declared the coastal regions shown here disaster areas.

Image and interpretation courtesy the European Space Agency.

This has nothing to do with triathlons but I just thought everyone would be interested in what an oil spill actually looks like. I would definitely recommend for everyone to check out the high-resolution image.