There is a danger that the ship ran aground near the island of Mauritius. “Irreversible and irreparable damage to the marine environment” is to be expected.
There is a danger that the ship ran aground near the island of Mauritius. According to oceanographer Vassen Kauppaymuthoo, “irreversible and irreparable damage to the marine environment” is to be expected.
Should we fear the worst for the island of Mauritius? Two weeks after the sinking of the MV Wakashio with its 3,800 tons of fuel oil and 200 tons of diesel, emergency response teams on the island of Mauritius are scrambling to prevent further oil spills in its idyllic waters.
A crack in the ship’s hull has already caused a leak that has contaminated the coral reefs, lagoons and mangroves of this Indian Ocean island. A bulk carrier stranded on a reef is now in danger of breaking up.
“The cracks have reached the top of the ship. Therefore, it is very likely that the ship will break at any moment, exposing large amounts of fuel oil in the Pointe d’esny lagoon and in the Mahebourg lagoon,” says Vassen Kauppaymuthoo, an environmental engineer and oceanographer.
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More than 1,000 of the 4,000 tons of fuel carried by the MV Wakashio have already been dumped into the sea, according to Akihiko Ono, vice president of Mitsui OSK Lines, the Japanese company that operated the vessel.
Located on the southeast coast of the island, Pointe d’esny is an ecological gem known for its internationally classified protected sites, turquoise waters, and protected wetlands.
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“This area has one of the largest areas of marine blooms that serve precisely for climate resilience and carbon. Looking at the transparent water, which used to be transparent, we no longer see fish. So, the situation is really alarming at the level of the marine ecosystem and will certainly be irreversible,” warns Vassen Kauppaymuthoo.
Update date: August 12, 2020, 10:58 am
Categories: Optical Illusion
Source: newstars.edu.vn