Kumar Sahaja of Friends of Marine Life during his presentation at the Onceans conference in Nice, France. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement
Two recent shipping disasters off the Kerala coast and problems related to the resulting environmental pollution were emphasized on Wednesday at the third UN Conference (UNOC-3) on Wednesday, founded by Thiruvananthapuram. UNOC-3 takes place in the French city of Nice.
Kumar Saharaju of Thiruvananthapuram Friends of Marine Life (FML) introduced a problem in the Ocean Base, open space for civil society organizations. Mr. Saharaju said that two accidents, including large containers, caused serious pollution in the sea and the Kerala coast.
According to him, these two incidents focused on the fact that current maritime laws were not sufficient to deal with the fall of such disasters. “The responsibility must be either with the producers of these hazardous materials or with transport companies that transport them. The liability must be forced according to stronger maritime laws with clear legal consequences,” Sahayaraju said.
FML, which is represented on UnoC Mr. Sahayaraju and founder of the organization Robert Panipilla, also demanded that the tracking equipment for the location of a dangerous load in the event of an accident should be compulsory for all such shipments of cost costs.
In his presentation, Mr Sahayaraju urged the UN to urgently create and enforce international regulations governing maritime transport of chemical and plastic pollutants.
Liberi Slope MSC Elsa 3 sank from Kochi in May. The Singapore robbed MV Wan Hai 503 aroused after a massive explosion outside Beypore in June.
At the UN Conference, FML, which is involved in the seabed studies and ocean protection activities, called for urgent international actions to protect sea ecosystems and coastal communities whose survival depends on them.
Published – June 11, 2025 9:08
