Hundreds of tonnes of oil leaking into the sea - Mauritius

[krtek a houby]

Going to have a massive impact on marine life, and economy of Mauritius.


Why the Mauritius oil spill is so serious

 

[8ball]

Yeah, was reading about this earlier this week.

 

[Badgers]

Disgusting

 

[Mr.Bishie]

What with the technology available today, how the fuck is shit like this still happening?

 

[8ball]

What with the technology available today, how the fuck is shit like this still happening?

Hopefully they’ll be able to clear it up. There were some apocalyptic pronouncements when the Sea Empress went down, and they sorted it way ahead of predictions. My Dad was on the clearup crew and said they’d have it sorted in a few months and the wildlife would recover in a few years - the media obviously like to sensationalise and then move on.

As I’m sure you know, risks get accepted due to the nature of global capital.

It’s really sad that this is happening in a place of such precious biodiversity. I studied Mauritius and Madagascar as part of my degree course. It’s a treasure trove and we’re trashing it.

 

[Marty1]

Very sad news.

My kids have family on their mothers side in Mauritius and visit every couple of years.