On 16 March 2011, the freighter MS Oliva ran aground on Nightingale Island, spilling tons of heavy fuel oil into the ocean, leaving an oil slick threatening the island's population of rockhopper penguins. Nightingale Island has no fresh water, so the penguins were transported to Tristan da Cunha for cleaning. COUNT 4
QSN1 When did the freighter Nightingale run aground? ANS1 March 2011 QSN2 What was spilled when the freighter ran aground? ANS2 heavy fuel oil QSN3 what animal was threatened with the fuel oil spill? ANS3 rockhopper penguins QSN4 where were the penguins transported for cleaning? ANS4 Tristan da Cunha