Offshore Mauritius Heavy oil on a stranded ship Recovery work with a handmade fence 12:27 on August 12
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About 1,000 tonnes of heavy oil spilled in large quantities in the accident that a freighter operated by MOL ran aground off the coast of Mauritius, an island nation in the Indian Ocean, has not recovered half of the heavy oil, and locals have an impact on the environment. In order to reduce even a little, we are working on the recovery work by making an oil fence by hand.
The accident was carried out on the 26th of last month by Changfeng Kisen in Okayama Prefecture and a cargo ship operated by Mitsui OSK Lines stranded off the coast of Mauritius. Announced that it has been recovered.
However, more than half of the spilled heavy oil has not yet been collected, and there are concerns about the environmental impact of coral reefs and water birds.
At the site, local volunteers float hand-made oil fences, which are made by bundling dry grass stalks and packing them in cloth bags, to keep the heavy oil away from the shore, or scoop heavy fuel oil into the bucket by hand. Work is proceeding at a rapid pace.
However, he couldn't collect the sticky heavy oil as if he had washed ashore, and the volunteer man was confused by how heavy the oil was and how nature could be restored.
In the future, the collection work will begin in earnest with the addition of a team of experts dispatched from Japan and other countries, but a large amount of heavy oil will be left on the freighter and cracks will be seen on the hull, so damage due to worsening weather etc. will spread. I am concerned.