83個貨櫃落海 垃圾威脅新州沿岸海洋生態

新州北部沿岸將展開一場極大規模的海岸垃圾清理行動,因一艘貨船83個貨櫃落海,大量殘骸垃圾可能將在未來數月沖上岸邊。

83 shipping containers went overboard the YM Efficiency due to rough seas last week. Debris has been washing ashore ever since.

83 shipping containers went overboard the YM Efficiency due to rough seas last week. Debris has been washing ashore ever since. Source: AAP and NSW Maritime

肇事貨船YM Efficiency在利比亞註冊,從台灣駛向雪梨,上星期四在史提芬港對開約30公里海域遇到大浪。
A shipping container washed up in the aftermath.
A shipping container washed up in the aftermath. Source: NSW Maritime
包括尿片,衛生用品,汽車零件等多種雜物被沖落海,引發大規模清理行動,沿岸垃圾堆積震驚當地居民。

同時當局也擔心這些海洋垃圾會影響該區海洋生物,包括鯨魚,海龜,鯊魚,海豚,海鳥等。
83 shipping containers went overboard the YM Efficiency due to rough seas last week. Debris has been washing ashore ever since.
83 shipping containers went overboard the YM Efficiency due to rough seas last week. Debris has been washing ashore ever since. Source: AAP and NSW Maritime
據當地媒體Port Stephens Examiner報導,海洋保護區協會主席Frank Future稱,若要等肇事船主負責清理,需要經過很多程序,等待數月甚至數年,清理行動只能依賴當地社區居民。

Port Stephens EcoNetwork 負責人Negel Dique表示,該組織的志願者已經清理出超過20大袋的垃圾,其中包括破碎的鐘,各種塑料碎片,大量瓶罐容器和塑料包裝的食品。

據報到,目前在Yacaaba Headland,Shag Rock和Hawks Nest都找到貨櫃殘骸。
Waste washed up on a beach around Port Stephens after about 80 containers fell off an international cargo ship.
Waste washed up on a beach around Port Stephens after about 80 containers fell off an international cargo ship. Source: AAP
約30名志願者在Jimmys Beach沿岸找到汽車零件,瓶裝飲品,個人衛生用品和其他塑料製品。

道路及海事服務總監Angus Mitchell稱,在Bennetts和Jimmys Beachs絕大部分沖上岸的垃圾已經堆放在岸邊車道,等待進一步處理。

同時警告當地居民不要參與,清理這些垃圾存在安全隱患。
Wild weather caused the YM Efficiency to lose more than 80 shipping containers.
Wild weather caused the YM Efficiency to lose more than 80 shipping containers. Source: SBS News
新州政府和當地市議會稱,會聯合取證,確保肇事貨船船主支付清理費用。當地議員Kate Washinton稱,該貨船的保險公司已經委派當地公司Varley在現場放置大型垃圾桶,方便居民棄置拾得的垃圾,也派出直升機尋找沿岸海面的垃圾。

公眾如發現貨櫃殘骸和垃圾可以向新州海事處舉報 13 12 36


 

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Published 5 June 2018 10:00pm
By Hazel Ying


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