30th August: An outrage has erupted in Mauritius after dozens of dead dolphins have been found on the shore after the oil leak from the Japanese ship.
According to reports, the streets of the Mauritian capital were filled with protesters honking and drumming over how their government has handled the oil leak from a Japanese ship. The outrage was done due to many dead dolphins found on the shore.
The protesters have signs that said things such as, “You have no shame,” “I’ve seen better cabinets at IKEA” and “Tyranny is spreading faster than COVID-19.”
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Although the protesters did not do any harm to the places nearby, they marched the streets peacefully trying to get their message across and voices heard.
It has almost been a month since the ship leaked 1000 tons of oil in the coral reef.
“Never seen so many people in the streets. This is beautiful,” local writer Khalil Cassimally tweeted.
Some speakers also asked the members of the cabinet to step down.
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The government of Mauritius did not respond or comment about the protesters as quickly as they would’ve liked.
At least 39 dolphins were found dead on the shore, officials are still unsure about the cause of their death but many believe that they could’ve died because of the chemicals in the fuel.
“Something that is also concerning is that we don’t know the possible long-term effects. The oil is a new low-sulfur fuel oil that is being introduced to reduce air pollution,” Jacqueline Sauzier with the Mauritius Marine Conservation Society told the journal Nature this week.
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Residents of Mauritius have asked the government to investigate why the MV Wakashio strayed from its course. Its captain and its first officer have been arrested. They have been charged with endangering safe navigation.
The ship started its journey on July 25 and started to leak oil on 6th August into the Mahebourg Lagoon, polluting a protected wetlands area and a small island that was a bird and wildlife sanctuary.
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It is reported that more than a thousand civilian volunteers tried to minimize the damage by making barriers of fabric bags stuffed with sugarcane, leaves and empty plastic bottles to make then float.
Similarly, many environmental workers ferried baby tortoises and rare plants to shore and also plucked trapped seabirds out of the goo.
Thankfully experts from France and the USA have arrived to pump the fuel out of the ship before it split into two on the order of the owner of Nagashiki Shipping.
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