The pumping of the fuel holds of the two fishing boats still stranded, in Bain-des-Dames, is coming to an end. On Wednesday evening, the Mauritian specialists in charge of operations announced that they had pumped 35,245 liters of diesel, 23,400 from Maan Yu Feng 1 and 14,845 from Maan Yu Feng 168.
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A new floating boom of 300 meters was installed around the two Taiwanese fishing boats on a sandbar, along the coral reef of Bain-des-Dames. Despite the difficult weather conditions, the rescuers are reaching their goal. It is too early to claim victory, but the threat of an oil spill seems to be fading. At the end of the day, this Wednesday March 2, 2022, officials announced that they had taken 23,400 liters of fuel oil from FV Maan Yu Feng No. 1 and 14,845 from FV Maan Yu Feng No. 168, IonNews tells us.
A developing tropical depression
At the same time, teams cleared the holds of fish. Unfortunately, the accident broke the cold chain and the tons of tuna, marlin and swordfish will be thrown away at the Mare-Chicose dump.
To prevent hydrocarbons from contaminating the beaches in the north of the sister island and entering the lagoon, coast guards are waiting at the port of Port-Louis with booms and anti-pollution equipment. Every day and every hour counts! A tropical depression is expected to form over the weekend in the northern Mascarenes. They should seriously complicate operations from Saturday afternoon.