A fire broke out on a supertanker carrying about 2 million barrels of oil in the Indian Ocean off the east coast of Sri Lanka on September 3.

A group of women wearing face masks sit on a breakwater on East Coast Park in Singapore July 22, 2020. REUTERS/Tim Chong

A woman walks her dogs at East Coast Beach, after all beaches were closed as part of measures to curb the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Singapore in Singapore, April 13, 2020. REUTERS/Edgar Su

A man is seen at East Coast Beach, after all beaches were closed as part of measures to curb the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Singapore in Singapore, April 13, 2020. REUTERS/Edgar Su

A closure sign is seen at East Coast Beach, after all beaches were closed as part of measures to curb the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Singapore in Singapore, April 13, 2020. REUTERS/Edgar Su

A closure sign is seen at East Coast Beach, after all beaches were closed as part of measures to curb the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Singapore in Singapore, April 13, 2020. REUTERS/Edgar Su

A woman looks at a closed public beach at East Coast Park amid the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Singapore April 11, 2020. REUTERS/Tim Chong

A boat lies ashore near Jiujiang Yangtze River Bridge that crosses from Hubei province into Jiujiang, Jiangxi province, China, as the country is hit by an outbreak of a new coronavirus, January 31, 2020. REUTERS/Thomas Peter

Syrian refugees arrive on a Cyprus coast guard boat to the south-east of the island in the region of Protaras, January 14, 2020.REUTERS/Yiannis Kourtoglou

Syrian refugees arrive on a Cyprus coast guard boat to the south-east of the island in the region of Protaras, January 14, 2020.REUTERS/Yiannis Kourtoglou

Syrian refugees are seen after disembarking from a Cyprus coast guard boat off the south-east of the island in the region of Protaras, January 14, 2020.REUTERS/Yiannis Kourtoglou

Syrian refugees are seen on a Cyprus coastguard boat off the south-east of the island in the region of Protaras, January 14, 2020.REUTERS/Yiannis Kourtoglou

Syrian refugees are seen after disembarking from a Cyprus coast guard boat off the south-east of the island in the region of Protaras, January 14, 2020.REUTERS/Yiannis Kourtoglou

A Syrian refugee woman and her child are seen after disembarking from a Cypress coast guard boat off the south-east of the island in the region of Protaras, January 14, 2020.REUTERS/Yiannis Kourtoglou

A policewoman holds a Syrian refugee child after disembarking from a Cyprus coast guard boat off the south-east of the island in the region of Protaras, January 14, 2020. REUTERS/Yiannis Kourtoglou

An old pillbox stands half-submerged in sand in front of oyster farms in Yunlin, Taiwan, January 6, 2020. REUTERS/Ann Wang SEARCH "TAIWAN BUNKER" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES.

A half-submerged pillbox stands amongst the coastline of Taoyuan, Taiwan, December 27, 2019. REUTERS/Ann Wang SEARCH "TAIWAN BUNKER" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES.

Tourists walk at the beach during a low tide at the Red Sea resort of Sahl Hasheesh, Hurghada, Egypt January 8, 2020. Picture taken January 8, 2020. REUTERS/Amr Abdallah Dalsh

Empty sunbeds are seen during a low tide at the beach of the Red Sea resort of Sahl Hasheesh, Hurghada, Egypt January 8, 2020. Picture taken January 8, 2020. REUTERS/Amr Abdallah Dalsh

Tourists walk at the beach during a low tide at the Red Sea resort of Sahl Hasheesh, Hurghada, Egypt January 8, 2020. Picture taken January 8, 2020. REUTERS/Amr Abdallah Dalsh

A chameleon is seen on washed-up river cane on a beach along the shore of the Mediterranean Sea as heavy rainfalls hit Israel, in Ashdod, Israel January 9, 2020. REUTERS/Amir Cohen TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY

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A volcanic eruption began at White Island, New Zealand on Monday, about 50 km (30 miles) from the east coast of North Island

The skyline of Beirut is seen during sunset from Antelias, Lebanon November 20, 2019. REUTERS/Andres Martinez Casares

Men fish from the shore in Beirut, Lebanon November 9, 2019. REUTERS/Andres Martinez Casares

A view of Beppu from the Beppu Bay Service Area, Japan, October 14, 2019. REUTERS/Peter Cziborra

Hagibis made landfall on Japan’s main island of Honshu on Saturday evening before the eye of the storm passed directly over the densely populated capital of Tokyo. It then moved up the east coast and back out to sea.

Hagibis made landfall on Japan’s main island of Honshu on Saturday evening before the eye of the storm passed directly over the densely populated capital of Tokyo. It then moved up the east coast and back out to sea.

A newly hatched baby sea turtle makes its way into the Mediterranean Sea for the first time, as part of the Israeli Sea Turtle Rescue Center's conservation programme, at a beach near Mikhmoret north of Tel Aviv, Israel September 9, 2019. Picture taken September 9, 2019. REUTERS/Amir Cohen

Newly-hatched baby sea turtles make their way into the Mediterranean Sea for the first time, as part of the Israeli Sea Turtle Rescue Center's conservation programme, at a beach near Mikhmoret north of Tel Aviv, Israel September 9, 2019. Picture taken September 9, 2019. REUTERS/Amir Cohen

A newly-hatched baby sea turtle makes its way into the Mediterranean Sea for the first time, as part of the Israeli Sea Turtle Rescue Center's conservation programme, at a beach near Mikhmoret north of Tel Aviv, Israel September 9, 2019. Picture taken September 9, 2019. REUTERS/Amir Cohen

A newly-hatched baby sea turtle makes its way into the Mediterranean Sea for the first time, as part of the Israeli Sea Turtle Rescue Center's conservation programme, at a beach near Mikhmoret north of Tel Aviv, Israel September 9, 2019. Picture taken September 9, 2019. REUTERS/Amir Cohen

A United States Coast Guard ship is anchored in the East River as attendees of the 74th session of the United Nations General Assembly are seen in the United Nations East Lounge in New York City, New York, U.S., September 24, 2019. REUTERS/Darren Ornitz

A trio of runners brave the winds and run along the beach as Hurricane Dorian moves close to the Florida east coast in Jacksonville, Florida, U.S., September 4, 2019. REUTERS/Zach Fagenson

Steven Apuzzie parks his minivan at Pedro Menendez High School where the local government provides shelter for residents as mandatory evacuations have started on the East Coast for Hurricane Dorian in St. Augustine, Florida, U.S. September 2, 2019. REUTERS/Maria Alejandra Cardona

Bags containing the bodies of migrants who died after their wooden boat capsized off the coast of Komas, are seen in the hangar belonging to an anti-illegal migration department in the town east of the capital Tripoli, Libya July 27, 2019. REUTERS/Ayman al-Sahili

Bags containing the bodies of migrants who died after their wooden boat capsized off the coast of Komas, are seen in the hangar belonging to an anti-illegal migration department in the town east of the capital Tripoli, Libya July 27, 2019. REUTERS/Ayman al-Sahili

Migrants rescued by Libyan coast guard after their wooden boat capsized off the coast of Komas, look on as they sit in the town east of the capital Tripoli, Libya July 26, 2019. REUTERS/Ayman al-Sahili

A migrant rescued by Libyan coast guard after their wooden boat capsized off the coast of Komas, looks on in the town east of the capital Tripoli, Libya July 26, 2019. REUTERS/Ayman al-Sahili

Migrants rescued by Libyan coast guard after their wooden boat capsized off the coast of Komas, look on as they sit in the town east of the capital Tripoli, Libya July 26, 2019. REUTERS/Ayman al-Sahili

Migrants rescued by Libyan coast guard after their wooden boat capsized off the coast of Komas, look on as they sit in the town east of the capital Tripoli, Libya July 26, 2019. REUTERS/Ayman al-Sahili

Bags containing the bodies of migrants who died after their wooden boat capsized off the coast of Komas, are seen in the town east of the capital Tripoli, Libya July 26, 2019. REUTERS/Ayman al-Sahili TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY

Bags containing the bodies of migrants who died after their wooden boat capsized off the coast of Komas, are seen in the town east of the capital Tripoli, Libya July 26, 2019. REUTERS/Ayman al-Sahili

Bags containing the bodies of migrants who died after their wooden boat capsized off the coast of Komas, are seen in the town east of the capital Tripoli, Libya July 26, 2019. REUTERS/Ayman al-Sahili

Migrants are seen rescued by Libyan coast guard after their wooden boat capsized off the coast of Komas, a town east of the capital Tripoli, Libya, July 25, 2019. REUTERS/Ismail Zetouni

A migrant lays on the ground rescued by Libyan coast guard, after the wooden boat capsized off the coast of Komas, a town east of the capital Tripoli, Libya July 25, 2019. REUTERS/Ismail Zetouni

Migrants are seen rescued by Libyan coast guard after their wooden boat capsized off the coast of Komas, a town east of the capital Tripoli, Libya, July 25, 2019. REUTERS/Ismail Zetouni

Migrants watch the body of their fellow migrant who died after a wooden boat capsized off the coast of Komas, a town east of the capital Tripoli, Libya, July 25, 2019. REUTERS/Ismail Zetouni

MalaysiaÕs Transport Minister Anthony Loke Siew Fook (3rd L) and China ambassador to Malaysia Bai Tian (3rd R), gesture during the relaunch of the East Coast Rail Link (ECRL) project in Dungun, Terengganu, Malaysia, July 25, 2019. REUTERS/Lim Huey Teng

A worker walks past the tunnel construction site of the East Coast Rail Link (ECRL) project in Dungun, Terengganu, Malaysia, July 25, 2019. REUTERS/Lim Huey Teng TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY

A general view of tunnel constructions site of the East Coast Rail Link (ECRL) project in Dungun, Terengganu, Malaysia, July 25, 2019. REUTERS/Lim Huey Teng