Marine pollution

UK-owned Rubymar is first ship to sink from Houthi attack, pouring oil and fertilizer into Red Sea – POLITICO

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Oil and fertilizer have poured into the Red Sea from a sinking cargo ship attacked by Yemen’s Houthi rebels, putting the local environment and a critical waterway for cargo shipments to Europe at risk. U.S. officials confirmed early Sunday that U.K.-owned MV Rubymar carrying 21,000 metric tons of fertilizer had sunk two weeks after it … Read more

Cruising towards climate disaster? A cruise holiday’s greenhouse emissions are found to outstrip those of a return flight and hotel stay

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In 2022, Bryan Comer, director of the marine programme at the International Council on Clean Transportation, examined the carbon footprint of cruising compared to a hotel stay plus air travel – since cruises are effectively floating hotels. Royal Caribbean’s Icon of the Seas, the world’s largest cruise ship, heads to the dock in Port Miami. … Read more