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We’re a seasick crew. Sara, Nastassja and I take turns leaning over the railing while the three surfers on board--JP, Justin and Mary--lay supine on the deck trying to move as little as possible. When the boat jolts from side to side I grip the railing tighter, fending off images of capsizing

An oil spill off the South Atlantic island of Nightingale has put nearly half of the world's population of endangered northern rockhopper penguins ( Eudyptes moseleyi ) at risk. The Maltese-registered ship MS Olivia ran aground on Nightingale Island on March 16. The New York Times reported Wednesday that more than 725 metric tons of fuel oil--half the cargo--had already leaked from the ship, surrounding the island in an 13-kilometer-wide oil slick.