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On Labor Day, May 1, 2001, "The Lord of the Rings" was officially released in North America and Hong Kong. At the premiere, many moviegoers unanimously praised it. It can be said that the first day of viewing of "The Lord of the Rings"

The number of moviegoers is no less than that of "Pirates of the Caribbean 2", which already has a good reputation. Taking advantage of the May Day holiday, the box office of "Lord of the Rings" has also skyrocketed in the first week. However, because there are not as many theaters showing as "Pirates of the Caribbean 2",

Therefore, the total box office performance in the first week was slightly inferior to that of "Pirates of the Caribbean 2", but it still reached more than 438 million US dollars, firmly ranking first in the North American film market.

The Hong Kong film market is naturally booming. Almost all other films have been released, and more than 90% of the screens have been given over to "Lord of the Rings", which is played on a loop for the first 48 hours. But even so, it still cannot be done.

Satisfy the enthusiasm of Hong Kong residents, mainland tourists and people in Macau, Taiwan, Japan, South Korea and Southeast Asia.

For those people from various East Asian countries who are eager to watch the movie and who understand Cantonese or Mandarin, coming to Hong Kong to watch movies is currently their best choice. In addition, the May Day period is originally the peak period for tourism, which will undoubtedly make Hong Kong in a short period of time

The number of people passing through the border has increased significantly, and most hotels are fully booked.

The world's film critics are naturally singing praises for "The Lord of the Rings", whether it is the dream-like Middle-earth continent in the film that seems to not exist in the human world, or the superb acting skills of the actors, or those that can only be seen in mythological stories.

A magical race that can only be seen... Everything seems so perfect, it makes people fascinated.

Whether it is the North American film market or Hong Kong, there are a large number of fans who watch "The Lord of the Rings" repeatedly, and this undoubtedly makes the reputation of "The Lord of the Rings" among movie fans further. It makes more people

Flooding into the cinema, even those who were not originally interested wanted to have a glimpse of that magical other world.

At the same time, those who were grinning from ear to ear were the New Zealand government. From the very beginning, Hong Kong Kumho Film Group and New Line Cinema did not hide that the crew of "The Lord of the Rings" was filming in New Zealand. While "The Lord of the Rings" became a huge hit,

The number of people traveling to New Zealand has also increased significantly, and many of them have a clear goal of visiting the filming location of the "Lord of the Rings" crew. This has undoubtedly greatly boosted New Zealand's tourism industry.

But in this world, if someone laughs, someone will naturally cry. The Korean government just wants to cry but has no tears!

The Shomaru oil tanker Seoyu had already dumped nearly 12,000 tons of crude oil into the sea before the rupture was blocked. For these nearly 12,000 tons of crude oil, Japanese anti-pollution personnel in South Korea were desperately trying to

Intercepted. Finally, it did not cause obvious pollution to the famous bathing beaches in Busan, but it still caused serious pollution to South Korea's coastline. Large areas of the beach were covered with a thick layer of black oil, and wetlands and beaches were destroyed.

, fisheries were damaged, and vulnerable species became extinct. Oil-soaked waterbirds could be seen everywhere struggling desperately in the oil water. The Koreans mobilized thousands of rescuers to scrape off the oil stains on the coast to rescue these poor birds.

According to Korean statistics, thousands of dead birds have been found on the Korean coastline, and Korean experts estimate that so far, the number of dead birds should exceed tens of thousands, and there are still more dead birds in the East China Sea, that is, the Sea of ​​Japan.

No less than tens of thousands of birds are trapped in the oil pollution. If they cannot be rescued quickly by humans, their fate will be no other than death.

The nearly 12,000 tons of crude oil leaked by the Shomaru oil tanker on the second day formed a large pollution zone on the sea. Driven by the sea breeze, it drifted northward, that is, to the Sea of ​​Japan. Although South Korea and

Japan and even Russia have deployed a large number of ships and used rubber-made sea oil floating dams to intercept floating oil. In desperation, the Korean government even thought of using fire to ignite the crude oil on the sea, but naturally

Oil easily melts with seawater; the resulting viscous mixture is difficult to burn and is naturally ineffective. The crude oil forms an irregular area on the sea surface that is more than ten kilometers wide and more than thirty kilometers long.

At the same time, Chinese rescue ships also joined in the cleanup. Rescue ships from the United States and Canada were on their way over.

The second oil spill from the Shomaru oil tanker became the most serious environmental disaster in 2001!

The owner of the Second Yuxiang Maru oil tanker, Japan Diamond Cruises Co., Ltd., became the target of criticism! The original captain and crew of the Second Yuxiang Maru oil tanker were immediately controlled by the Korean government.

stand up.

The South Korean government officially lodged a solemn protest with the Japanese government and demanded that Japan Diamond Cruises Co., Ltd. be responsible for this incident!

The atmosphere in the top-floor conference room of the Tokyo Diamond Cruises Co., Ltd. headquarters building can be said to be extremely depressing.

"The government of South Korea requires us to bear the serious pollution to the Korean environment caused by the leakage of crude oil from the Shoumaru tanker. Although there is no exact data on the amount of losses, it is said that South Korea may have to claim more than 2 billion US dollars!" Ishii sank when he saw the water.

Like water.

"More than two billion U.S. dollars?" The management of Diamond Cruises Co., Ltd. present here all exclaimed in disbelief. This amount is really too high! You know, more than ten years ago, "Valley", a subsidiary of Exxon Corporation of the United States,

The oil tanker "Des" ran aground in the waters near Alaska, USA, and 50,000 tons of crude oil flowed into Prince William Sound. More than 1,300 kilometers of coastal areas were polluted, causing the death of a large number of local seabirds and fish, and the local salmon and herring were nearly extinct.

, dozens of companies along the coast have gone bankrupt or are on the verge of bankruptcy, seriously affecting the lives of tens of thousands of local residents. The United States’ cleanup costs for this accident alone have reached more than two billion U.S. dollars! This is the most serious ocean pollution incident in the history of the United States.

pollution accident. The U.S. government and Exxon reached a settlement on compensation issues in 1991, and Exxon only paid a fine of US$25 million. The second encounter with the Shomaru oil tanker was nothing more than a leak.

Compared with the loss caused by the "Valdez" oil tanker leakage, it is not clear that the loss is greater than the 12,000 tons of crude oil. Why should the Koreans demand such high compensation?

Ishii's eyes twitched when he saw the water. These guys still haven't realized the seriousness of the incident!

How can the Second Shomaru oil tanker leakage be compared with the Valdez oil tanker leakage? It was an accident caused by an American company in the United States, but now it is an accident caused by a Japanese oil tanker in South Korea!

The accident of the oil tanker "Valdez" happened in Alaska. To put it harshly, it is a place where birds don't shit. The land area is more than five times larger than Japan, but the population is only about 600,000. Regarding the environment,

Although the pollution is severe, how can the impact be compared with the oil spill from the Shoumaru Seimaru oil tanker near South Korea's second largest city!

In addition, the Korean government and the Japanese government have been very unhappy in recent years due to issues such as Dokdo and the rise of Japanese right-wing forces. The second oil spill from the Shomaru oil tanker did cause serious pollution to the Korean coastline and also affected the coast.

How can the anger of tens of millions of Koreans over the fisheries and lives of the more than 600,000 Alaskans be compared to the anger of tens of millions of Koreans? The total area of ​​South Korea is less than 100,000 square kilometers, while the area of ​​Alaska is 1.77 million square kilometers.

More than 100,000 square kilometers!

"What is the opinion of our country's government?" someone raised his hand and asked.

"At present, the government department has not made a clear position, but we must be mentally prepared for compensation!" Ishii Mianshui said, in this kind of matter, it may be difficult to get through with nothing, or to pay an extremely low price.

Yes, the Japanese government itself can't open its mouth. But two billion US dollars is indeed too much. It is enough to make Diamond Cruises Co., Ltd. nervous.

At this moment, the door of the conference room was suddenly opened, and then an assistant of Ishii Mizui walked in quickly with a pale face and whispered a few words in Ishii Mizui's ear.

"What did you say?" Ishii opened his eyes in surprise and asked, "Did the Korean SK Group really say that?"

"It's absolutely true!" the assistant said firmly, "Just now the spokesperson of SK Group officially announced it!"

"Baga!" Ishii said angrily and slapped the table when he saw the water.

It turns out that South Korea's SK Group owns the largest comprehensive energy and chemical enterprise in South Korea, occupying 40% of the domestic market. The Ulsan refinery it owns has an annual crude oil processing capacity of 40 million tons, which is the largest in the same industry in the world.

One of the single refinery plants. Diamond Cruises Co., Ltd. is one of the overseas crude oil transporters of SK Group, responsible for transporting millions of tons of crude oil from Southeast Asia every year. The two parties have cooperated for many years and have always been good.

But just now, the spokesperson of South Korea's SK Group officially announced that if Diamond Cruise Co., Ltd. cannot guarantee the safety of crude oil transportation, SK Group will suspend this year's transportation contract. And how can Diamond Cruise Co., Ltd. guarantee it? The most direct way is

The simplest way is to use double-hull tankers to transport crude oil.

Ulsan City is located in the north of Busan City and is very close to Busan. This time, the crude oil leakage of the Sangmaru tanker was encountered for the second time, which also caused pollution to the coastline of Ulsan City and aroused strong protests from Ulsan citizens. As a diamond cruise ship

Co., Ltd.'s business partner, SK Group, is naturally facing tremendous domestic pressure, so SK Group made such a statement.

This is another heavy blow to Diamond Cruises Co., Ltd. Although there are double-hull tankers in the Diamond Cruises Co., Ltd. tanker fleet, the number is too small and the tonnage is limited. They are used to transport liquids that need to be heated.

As for Diamond Cruises, not to mention the extra cost of converting from single-hull oil tankers to double-hull oil tankers, Diamond Cruises currently has no spare double-hull oil tankers at all!