South African authorities have made plans to dump unstable chemicals at sea after a reaction with rainwater at the time of offloading from NS Qingdao, a bulk carrier, in Durban. The Department of Forestry, Fisheries, and Environment signed off on an emergency order which would allow the carrier to dump its reactive cargo between St. Helena Bay and Mzansi.
NS Qingdao had arrived at Durban Port in late October leaking toxic fumes. Its cargo included 1,500 tons of Sodium Metabisulphite, Caustic...