Villagers in Mikuni, Japan, on Wednesday relay buckets filled with crude oil that washed up on a milelong stretch of coast after a Russian tanker sank in the Sea of Japan on Jan. 2. Oil from the worst spill to hit Japan in 23 years has come ashore in four Japanese states, and officials warned Thursday that strong winds could spread the slick even further. The spill extends over 940 miles of coastline. Thirty-one crew members from the ship were rescued, but the captain is still missing. The cause of the accident remains unknown.
