Ecological collapse at ship dump in Brazil
2022.12.29 06:48
Ecological collapse at ship dump in Brazil
Budrigannews.com – A massive, abandoned cargo ship floated slowly into the massive concrete bridge that carries cars across Brazil’s Guanabara Bay to Rio de Janeiro on a stormy evening in the middle of November.
According to Brazil’s navy, the 660-foot (200-meter) Before colliding with Latin America’s longest over-water bridge, the rusted bulk carrier Sao Luiz had been anchored in the bay for more than six years while awaiting legal proceedings. The navy said it was looking into it.
Sergio Ricardo, co-founder of the social-environmental organization Movimento Baia Viva (Living Bay Movement), told Reuters, “The Sao Luiz is still in the Port of Rio today, with 50 tonnes of fuel oil in it.” He also pointed to the vessel’s high levels of corrosion.
He stated, “The ship is dangerous and can cause an environmental disaster.”
Worldwide, ship owners frequently abandon their vessels due to financial and legal issues.
The Sao Luiz is one of dozens of ships that have been abandoned in the famous, but polluted, bay that was once home to extensive mangroves and abundant marine life.
Mangroves have greatly diminished, and pollution brought on by shipwrecks is threatening local sea horses, green turtles, and Guiana dolphins, which are a symbol of Rio de Janeiro.
This year, a survey conducted by Rio de Janeiro State University revealed that only 34 Guiana dolphins were still present in the bay, down from approximately 800 in the 1990s.
Other than the boats’ impact on marine life and passing vessels, which should explore a hindrance course of half-drifting masses, contamination in the cove forces a monetary expense of nearly a huge number of reais a year with its contamination, Ricardo assessed.
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According to Fernando Pinto Lima, a 62-year-old former fisherman in the bay, “I used to be able to quickly catch between 50 and 100 kilograms of fish.” “Now, it will take you a week or a month to catch fifty kilograms,” he stated.
Local media reported that authorities were looking into ways to get rid of the ghost ships following the Sao Luiz crash. However, the abandoned vessels continue to flounder in its murky waters.
