X-Press Pearl forurening breder sig

Havet omkring det delvist sunkne containerskib X-Press Pearl ud for Sri Lanka er stærkt forurenet af mere end 40 forskellige typer af kemikalier, der befandt sig i containerne om bord på det udbrændte containerskib.

Foto: Sri Lanka Navy.

Lokale myndigheder assisteret af internationale eksperter tager løbende prøver af vandet, der blandt andet indeholder store mængder af mikroplast. Samtidig er containere og vragdele skyllet op på strandene langs en kyststrækning på 150 kilometer.

Eksperter frygter, at mikroplasten hurtigt vil sprede sig til meget store havarealer, da det reelt ikke er muligt at inddæmme eller opsamle den.

Ifølge BBC er der skyllet døde fisk, havskildpadder og delfiner med spor af mikroplast op på kysten.

Som det eneste positive er der indtil videre ingen tegn på udstrømning af brændstof fra det kun få måneder gamle containerskib.

Sri Lanka er afhængig af indtægten fra fiskeri og frygter, at forureningen fra X-Press Pearl vil ødelægge nogle af landets vigtigste fangstområder.

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