*[Enwl-eng] Please SIGN: Fight the marine bitumen spill off Nias Island!

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            Please SIGN: Fight the marine bitumen spill off Nias Island!
            Dear friends of the rainforests,

            An environmental disaster is unfolding in slow motion off the coast of Sumatra, Indonesia:

            In February 2023, the tanker MT AASHI ran aground in the waters between Sumatra and Nias Island to the west. The ship was carrying 3,600 tons of bitumen – a thick, sticky byproduct of crude oil – from the United Arab Emirates to Sumatra. Bitumen is leaking from the wreck into the sea and onto nearby shorelines. A 70 km radius has been impacted by the pollution.

            Local people rescued the 20-man crew. But the Indonesian government has turned a blind eye to the disaster and the shipowners are keeping a low profile: Nearly a year has passed and they have yet to salvage the wreck or lift a finger to clean up the spill.

            "The coral reefs and mangrove forests right up to the coast of Nias Island have already suffered terribly," said Rianda Purba of the environmental NGO WALHI North Sumatra. "The authorities must take urgent action. We need the whole world to see what is happening here so that effective measures are finally taken against the spill."

            Please sign our petition – the international community needs to send a loud and clear signal to the Indonesian government and shipowners to WAKE UP and take action!

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                  Thanks for being involved,

                  John Hayduska

                  Rainforest Rescue (Rettet den Regenwald e. V.)
                   

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            Sent: Wednesday, January 10, 2024 6:34 PM
            Subject: Please SIGN: Fight the marine bitumen spill off Nias Island!

           
     
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