Last week, the Malta-registered MS Olivia cargo ship carrying crude oil and soya beans from Brazil to Singapore was grounded on Nightingale Island in the Tristan da Cunha chain, a British South Atlantic territory. The area is home to some 200,000 penguins, including almost half of the world's endangered northern rockhopper penguins.

National Geographic photographer Andrew Evans just so happened to be on the island at the time of the disaster, and was able to capture the tragic images of the devastation as a result. He uploaded photos and the following video to a blog, where he said, "It was a painful and disturbing scene. My only consolation is that the people of Tristan take their birds very seriously and the entire island is contributing to the rescue efforts."