A Disaster Affecting Biodiversity near Mauritius Seashore

Increasing pollution is a global problem. Such disasters are disclosing the human negligence is unfortunate.

 


Among the massive pressure of pandemic of COVID 19 a disastrous incident in the beach of island country Mauritius of Indian Ocean on July 25, but the news of accident get buried under shadow of worldwide uproar of Covid 19 pandemic.

 

A Panama-flagged Nagasaki shipping company’s 203000DWT MV Wakashio bulk carrier loaded with 4000 tons of crude oil was bumped to cliffs in the Ocean near the beach of Mauritius. The carrier was sailing on the route from China to Brazil via Singapore. In the incident, more than 1000 tons of oil seeped out near the beach of Mauritius. The tourist-hub country declared an environmental emergency for worsening situation in area. Looking at the situation; France, India and Japan also have sent their team to do some effective task to remove pollution that of the incident.

 

It was not a subject to neglect because the marine region of that spot is one of richest of precious habitat of marine biodiversity in the world. The diffused oil in water is badly affecting the marine vegetation.

 

 and creatures. The black, sticky and smelling layer is floating on water-surface around five kilometers. Few dead whale and other creatures are lying on the beach side. Environmentalists are expressing deep concern to this disaster. The ship grounding marine area is listed still in Ramsar Convention.

 

A threat of global pollution is running since the last few decades that is affecting the living creature commonly on land or maritime, but efforts to control are not still sufficient. The Mauritius incident is also one of the examples of that. However, the projects for control pollution and awareness are eternally running from time to time. Mauritius officials and shipping management are saying that they were not aware of such a disaster. The media are accusing as a negligence of authorities for unfortunate incident.

 

Government and local volunteers are trying to remove spread-crude oil from the area, but local volunteers are complaining against government that they are barred them to participate in relief work on beach. French, Indian and Japanese expert teams are also there with equipment. A source said about 1000 tons of oil had collected within the week.

 

 The Police and government officials are trying to find the fact of incident. According to another sources the vessel was out of route to search internet signals for exchanging information. Some are saying the vessel was there for birthday celebration of a sailor. The Captain of vessel Sunil Kumar Nadeswar, a citizen from India and other crew members has arrested under the charge of negligence of the rules.                 

            

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