Solomon Island oil spill clean-up could cost $50m, experts say

Australia leads operation to remove remaining 600 tonnes of oil from the stricken vessel MV Solomon Trader

The clean-up of an oil spill from a bulk carrier run aground in the Solomon Islands could reach $50m, experts have said, as efforts began to prevent more oil leaking into the sea.

Eighty tonnes of heavy fuel oil has leaked so far in an area close to a world heritage coral site on Rennell Island.