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Salvage activities lead to pollution by oil and chemicals
Fishermen and residents in Kikambala, Mtepeni Ward, Kilifi County, raised alarm over a pollution by oil and chemicals leaking from the ‘Jozani II.’ During salvage operations without adequate environmental safeguards. The ship had sailed from Tanga to Unguja with 800 tons of cement, when it suffered a technical failure amid rough seas and capsized on April 17, leaving four of the 14 crew members missing. The ship then drifted more than 240 kilometers, before washing ashore. on April 23 in Mombasa. The residents were now calling for an independent environmental assessment of the affected area, an immediate suspension of the ongoing salvage operations pending investigations, and the restoration of the damaged marine ecosystem to safeguard biodiversity and protect the livelihoods of coastal communities. Report with video: https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/amp/business/shipping-logistics/article/2001553977/residents-claim-grounded-ship-spilling-oil-and-chemicals
Ship drifted onto reef
On April 17, 2026, the ' Jozani II', enroute from Tanger to Zanzibar with a cargo of 800 tons cement in bags, capsized off Nungwi in Unguwa, after being hit by huge waves. Of the 14 crew members, ten were rescued. The captain. an engineer and two other men went missing. A search for them was launched. The wreck drifted upside down over a distance of 240 kilometres, before grounding on a reef off Mombasa on April 23. Video: https://www.facebook.com/HalisiSports/videos/meli-ya-jozani-2-ambayo-ilizama-pwani-ya-tanga-tanzania-imesombwa-na-maji-mpaka-/1274453390957063/
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