L'île du Sud (South Island, l'île Boisées) is an island located in the St. Brandon archipelago. It is one of the three islands (the others being Île Raphael and L'Île Coco) used as a base of operations for fishing activities by Raphael Fishing Company, the only resident fishing company in the Cargados Carajos shoals under a 1901 contract with the government of Mauritius.[1][2]
Shipwrecks
editOn 1 February 2015, the fishing vessel, Kha Yang, with 250,000 L (55,000 imp gal; 66,000 US gal) of fuel in its tanks, ran aground on the reef off L'île du Sud. Twenty crew were rescued shortly after its grounding, and a salvage operation pumped the fuel from its tanks a few weeks later.[3][4][5]
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On 5 December 2022, the Taiwanese fishing vessel, 41 FV YU FENG 67, ran aground off L'île du Sud.[6][7] Its crew of 20 were later rescued by the local commercial fishing boats of Raphael Fishing Company, in the presence of the National Coast Guard. The vessel is now an effective shipwreck, and more than 20 tons of diesel were spilled into the fragile lagoon, affecting coral life and associated flora and fauna.
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Saint Brandon". Voyage de Peche. Retrieved 15 December 2017.
- ^ "St Brandon's Atoll". Frontiers Travel/. Retrieved 15 December 2017.
- ^ "Échouage d'un bateau de pêche: une catastrophe écologique menace Saint Brandon". 6 February 2015. Retrieved 15 December 2022.
- ^ "AU LARGE DE SAINT-BRANDON:& Naufrage d'un bateau de pêche - Le Mauricien". www.lemauricien.com. Retrieved 15 December 2017.
- ^ "f/v Kha Yang aground, salvage under way". FleetMon.com. Retrieved 15 December 2017.
- ^ "Naufrage du Yu Feng N°67 à l'île du Sud à Saint-Brandon". www.lemauricien.com. Retrieved 15 December 2017.
- ^ "AOI ST Brandon Islands". disasters charter. 59 31 09 E 16 49 35 S. 23 December 2022. Retrieved 7 January 2023.
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External links
editRegional specialized meteorological centres
- India Meteorological Department – Bay of Bengal and the Arabian Sea
- Météo-France – La Reunion – South Indian Ocean from 30°E to 90°E
Tropical cyclone warning centres
- Australian Bureau of Meteorology Archived July 23, 2008, at the Wayback Machine. – South Indian Ocean & South Pacific Ocean from 90°E to 160°E, south of 10°S