ナショナルジオグラフィックさんのインスタグラム写真 - (ナショナルジオグラフィックInstagram)「Photos by Michael Yamashita @yamashitaphoto The turquoise waters of Blue Bay and the island of Ile-aux-Aigrettes, Mauritius, photographed in 2017. Oil spill update: The good news is that 3,000 metric tons of oil aboard the MV Wakashio, marooned on a reef near southeast Mauritius in late July, was successfully off-loaded from the cargo ship before it broke in half last week. But the stern remains stranded on the reef, with about 90 metric tons of fuel believed to be remaining. Rough seas and adverse weather conditions have made it too risky to remove the remaining oil from the ship. The Japanese shipping company that owns the Wakashio is taking responsibility for the cleanup, while international efforts are underway to remediate the damage. The captain of the ship has been arrested and charged with endangering safe navigation. The bad news is that experts predict there will be lasting damage to the beaches, reefs, and the flora and fauna that live along the coast as a result of the spill, which is the first environmental catastrophe in the history of this island nation. Satellite images show the spill left the stunning turquoise waters, the backdrop for numerous Bollywood movies, stained black and brown. And while the amount of oil spilled is relatively low compared to the big oil spills the world has seen, the location of the incident is what's causing the alarm. The damage is magnified by its proximity to two protected marine ecosystems and the Blue Bay Marine Park, an important wetland reserve. The Mauritian marine environment is home to 1,700 species, including around 800 types of fish, 17 kinds of marine mammals, and turtles. Environmentalists predict that it will take decades to recover from this damage, and some of it may never recover. #mauritius #mauritiuscrisis」9月3日 3時37分