After mobilising to save the crew of the Manawanui as it sank on Sunday, the Samoan village of Tafitoala is worried its fishing and coral reef may be devastated by the wreckage. 900 tonnes of marine diesel threaten to destroy their home and livelihoods. Angus Mackintosh reports and maritime historian Sal Mercogliano joins The World.

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