The Solomon Islands government and landowners impacted by a disastrous oil spill in 2019 are expected to file civil lawsuits demanding compensation of up to $60 million.

New Zealand joined an international effort Friday to limit damage from oil spilling out of a ship that ran aground near World Heritage-listed waters in the Solomon Islands almost a month ago.

The ship at the centre of an environmental disaster near World-Heritage listed waters in the Solomon Islands was refloated Saturday after being stranded on a coral reef for more than three months.

The Solomon Islands government and landowners impacted by a disastrous oil spill in 2019 are expected to file civil lawsuits demanding compensation of up to $60 million.