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Something doesn't add up. Ships are dumping toxic waste (including nuclear waste) into Somali waters sickening the population on land, but at the same time oth
by jockc 17y ago
Something doesn't add up. Ships are dumping toxic waste (including nuclear waste) into Somali waters sickening the population on land, but at the same time other ships are stealing the fish from those waters? Aren't the fish also sickened by the waste?
- dkasper 17y agoDid you read to the end of the article? Postscript: Some commentators seem bemused by the fact that both toxic dumping and the theft of fish are happening in the same place - wouldn’t this make the fish contaminated? In fact, Somalia’s coastline is vast, stretching 3,300km (over 2,000 miles). Imagine how easy it would be - without any coast guard or army - to steal fish from Florida and dump nuclear waste on California, and you get the idea. These events are happening in different places but with the same horrible effect: death for the locals and stirred-up piracy. There’s no contradiction.
- enra 17y agoWaste might be contained and therefore not so wildy spread. "It appears that the tsunami broke open the containers and scattered a lot of these toxic substances around," Mr Nuttall told the BBC's Focus on Africa programme. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/4312553.stm http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/4312553.stm