Shipping company Matson to pay Hawaii $15 million over molasses spill

[WorldNews]

A U.S. shipping company has agreed to pay Hawaii more than $15 million to reimburse the state for the cost of cleanup and restoration following a massive molasses spill in Honolulu Harbor two years ago, officials said on Wednesday. About 1,400 tons of brown, sticky liquid leaked into the harbor in September, 2013, from a faulty molasses-loading pipeline used to load it onto ships operated by Matson Navigation Company, an international ocean transport company. It also spurred fears predators, like sharks could be drawn to the sweet liquid floating in the harbor, a short distance from Honolulu's busy hotel and tourist area.

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