Ships dumping noxious palm oil off British coast without legal consequences

Ships dumping noxious palm oil off British coast without legal consequences
Wil Crisp 3 February 2018

Ships are regularly dumping large quantities of noxious palm oil off the coast of Britain without legal consequences, the The Telegraph has learned.

During 2016 and 2017 seven instances of palm oil contaminating British waters were documented by satellites operated by the European Maritime Safety Agency (EMSA).

Two spills in the southern part of the North Sea left oil slicks stretching for more than 44 miles, according to documents obtained by The Telegraph from the Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) under Freedom of Information laws.

Palm oil spills have a similar impact on the marine environment as fossil fuel oils by depleting water of oxygen, killing fish, coating the wings of birds, and washing up on beaches.

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