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Pollution on New Caledonian Beaches Believed Linked to Grounded Kea Trader
With washed up globules of oil - believed to originate from the grounded Kea Trader - observed at some Lifou Island beaches in New Caledonia over the past few days, a marine pollution alert has now been issued, local media reports.
Fishing and swimming has also been banned in affected areas.
As Ship & Bunker reported, the newbuild Kea Trader, which is owned by Lomar Shipping, ran aground on July 12 about 100 kilometres southeast of the island of Mare.
Although testing on the washed-up fuel has not been completed, the ship's owners have taken responsibility and agreed to for the clean-up effort, which is currently underway.
Debunkering of the grounded container ship was reported to have been completed in August, with 750 tonnes of heavy fuel oil having been removed.
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