Toxics Action against Sea Dumping near Scheveningen

Greenpeace protests against the sea dumping of toxic dredgings sludge by the Department of Public Works and the Port of Rotterdam. In inflatables they follow a dredging ship that is about to dump polluted sludge at the coast of Scheveningen.

In original language:

Toxicactie tegen Zeelozing voor Kust Scheveningen

Greepeace voert actie tegen het lozen van giftig slib in zee door Rijkswaterstaat en het Gemeentelijk Havenbedrijf Rotterdam. In rubberboten volgen ze een baggerschip dat op het punt staat vervuilde slib te lozen voor de kust van Scheveningen.

Unique identifier: GP01NL9

Type: Image

Shoot date: 26/04/1999

Locations: Europe, Netherlands, Scheveningen

Credit line: © Greenpeace / Gerda Horneman

Size: 3660px × 2368px 2MB

Ranking: ★★★★ (E)

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Action against Sea Dumping in Scheveningen

Greenpeace protests against the sea dumping of toxic dredgings sludge by the Department of Public Works and the Port of Rotterdam. This sludge is polluted with tributyltin (TBT), a toxic processed in many ship paints to prevent the growth of alga and sea acorns to the ship's hull. TBT damages sea life. Female shellfish develop male sexual characteristics and become infertile. Because of this the sea whelks have already disappeared in the Wadden Sea. Three Greenpeace inflatables try to drag a banner reading 'Giftig slib: spoor van verderf', which translates to English as 'Toxic sludge: trail of destruction' behind a dredging ship just dumping toxic sludge. Unfortunately the banner is torn to pieces by the force of the ship. Greenpeace demands a worldwide ban on the usage and production of TBT.

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