An oil spill off the Philippine coast has coated some of the world's most beautiful beaches in sludge: 'Our white sand is now black'

• On February 28, a tanker carrying more than 200,000 gallons of oil sank in the Philippines.
• Since then it has been steadily leaking oil into the sea, killing wildlife and impacting the lives of locals.
• In 2006, another tanker leaked about 109,000 gallons of oil off the Philippine coast in the worst spill in the country's history to date.

Two weeks ago, an oil tanker known as the MT Princess Empress sank off the coast of the Philippines. It was carrying more than 200,000 gallons of oil.