As 2008 is the International Polar Year, a number of organizations and groups from industry, government, and educational institutions in Taiwan recently worked ...more
On 10 November 2008 the Panamanian-registered container ship, Morning Sun, ran aground about 300 meters off the coast of Taipei County. Its hull cracked open and the 493 tonnes of heavy oil and 66 tonnes of diesel that the vessel was carrying started to spill into the sea. A slick 3 kilometers long formed along the coast near the Shiba Wang Gong Temple, Shim ...more