Maldives Under Threat, Does Not Have An Oil Spill Contingency Plan
The Panamanian-registered vessel, which began burning on Thursday, is carrying about 270,000 tonnes of crude oil. The Indian Coast Guard and the Sri Lankan navy said the 330-metre (1,000-foot) vessel was towed overnight to deeper waters some 60 kilometres (37 miles) away from the coast. Dharshani Lahandapura, the chair of Sri Lanka’s Marine Environmental Protection […]