![large-cargo-ship-runs-aground-on-french-polynesia-reef](https://www.vesperguardian.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/large-cargo-ship-runs-aground-on-french-polynesia-reef.jpg)
Jun 2018: A large cargo ship Thorco Lineage ran aground on Raroia atoll, a French Polynesia reef. The vessel carrying 20,000 tonnes of zinc and 500 tonnes of fuel oil, could have caused significant damage to the marine environment in case of fuel leakage.