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Red Sea Coral Reefs at Risk From Algal Bloom After Rubymar Sinking

6 March 2024

LONDON, March 6 (Reuters) – When the Rubymar sank in the Red Sea after a Houthi attack, the ship went down carrying 21,000-tonnes of fertilizer which could trigger massive algal blooms that…

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One Year After Volcanic Blast, Many Of Tonga’s Reefs Lay Silent

15 January 2023

Jan 15 (Reuters) – One year on from the massive eruption of an underwater volcano in the South Pacific, the island nation of Tonga is still dealing with the damage to its…

https://gcaptain.com/one-year-after-volcanic-blast-many-of-tongas-reefs-lay-silent/

Cuban Dive Instructors And Schoolchildren Restore Ailing Barrier Reef

8 May 2022

By Dave Sherwood MATANZAS, Cuba,(Reuters) – A small group of Cuban dive instructors, working on a shoe-string budget and with flotsam salvaged from the beach, have launched a small-scale project to grow…

https://gcaptain.com/cuban-dive-instructors-schoolchildren-restore-ailing-barrier-reef/

Captain of Ship in Mauritius Oil Spill Arrested

26 August 2020

Captain of the ship that spilled hundreds of tonnes of oil off the coast of Mauritius has been arrested.
He has been charged with endangering safe navigation.
Crew members were questioned as a part of their investigation.
MV Wakashio ran aground on a coral reef while carrying 4,000 tonnes of fuel oil.
This situation caused an ecological emergency and salvage efforts were initiated.

According to an article published in BBC News, the captain of the ship that spilled hundreds of tonnes of oil off...

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