2011 Bohai Bay oil spill
39°5′2.6″N 118°49′5.9″E / 39.084056°N 118.818306°E
The 2011 Bohai bay oil spill (Chinese: 2011年渤海湾油田溢油事故) was a series of oil spills that began on June 4, 2011 at Bohai Bay. The spill itself however was not publicly disclosed until a month later. There were suspicions of official cover-ups by the State Oceanic Administration (SOA).