And in Alaska, a Malaysian freighter carrying soybeans has split in two and leaked out thousands of gallons of heavy fuel. Six crew members are believed to have died in the accident. The ship was carrying about 500,000 gallons of fuel. Officials fear it could be Alaska’s biggest oil spill since the Exxon Valdez ran aground in 1989. Bad weather has so far hampered clean-up efforts. The accident occurred near the Alaska Maritime National Wildlife Refuge, a nesting haven for 40 million seabirds and numerous marine mammals.