MOL Heavy oil spill Mauritius environmental protection group "Decades for recovery" August 13, 9:26
In response to an accident in which a cargo ship operated by Mitsui OSK Lines stranded and a large amount of oil spilled off the coast of Mauritius, an island nation of the Indian Ocean, a local environmental protection organization responded in an interview, saying, It could take years," he said.
On July 26, a freighter operated by Mitsui OSK Lines was stranded offshore in Mauritius, and it is estimated that about 1,000 tons of heavy oil was spilled.
According to Mr. Bikash Tataya, the chief of conservation of the Mauritius Wildlife Fund, an environmental protection organization that responded to the interview, the accident was in danger of extinction. It occurs about 2 kilometers from the ward, and various fish and fish have died under the influence of heavy oil.
In addition, mangroves are damaged in places that are registered under the Ramsar Convention, which defines the conservation of wetlands that are internationally important, and that soil pollution has a medium- to long-term impact on birds and insects. It could take decades to recover like it used to,” he said.
In addition, Mr. Tataya said that the impact of the coastal region, whose main source of income was fishing and tourism, was enormous, ``The locals were looking forward to resuming tourists who had been interrupted by the new coronavirus, but the accident Will last for several years. The region has suffered double economic damage."
In addition, the operating company Mitsui OSK Lines said that "it hopes for appropriate compensation not only for recovering heavy oil but also for recovering the ecosystem," and in addition to Japan "a coral that could be killed by accumulated heavy oil. We hope that Japanese technology will restore the ecosystem, such as by regenerating it."