Balikpapan Bay Incident

Greenpeace Oceans Campaigner Arifsyah M Nasution talks about damage caused by a recent oil spill in Balikpapan Bay and stresses his concern about the authorities’ response to the event.

Arifsyah Nasution, Greenpeace crew member on board the Esperanza, Indian Ocean 2016. Source: Greenpeace Images.

Why has the authorities’ response to the recent oil spill in Balikpapan Bay been inadequate?  What must be done to minimise the long-term impact of the spill on the lives of local people and on their surrounds? Will a class action follow? Greenpeace Ocean Campaigner  Arifsyah M Nasution explains the issues. 

http://www.greenpeace.org/seasia/id/blog/Arifsyah-M-Nasution/