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Vietnamese vessel faces hefty fine after ‘major’ damage to Maldives reef

‘MV NGOC Son’ ran aground on the reef to the south of Fuvahmulah while carrying water and sewerage material to the island for Sri Lankan contractor Sierra.. PHOTO/MNDF The Vietnamese cargo vessel which...

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Vietnamese vessel fined MVR 633 mln after damage to Maldives reef

‘MV NGOC Son’ ran aground on the reef to the south of Fuvahmulah while carrying water and sewerage material to the island for Sri Lankan contractor Sierra. PHOTO/FUVAHMULAH COUNCIL The Maldives...

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Vietnamese vessel says USD 1.8 mln to compensate for reef damage

‘MV NGOC Son’ ran aground on the reef to the south of Fuvahmulah while carrying water and sewerage material to the island for Sri Lankan contractor Sierra.. PHOTO/MNDF The captain of the Vietnamese...

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Gravel from aground vessel smears Fuvahmulah shores

Gravel washed ashore at Fuvahmulah island beach. PHOTO: Abdulla Jameel/Mihaaru The construction gravel dumped by the Vietnamese cargo ship, which ran aground in Fuvahmulah island, has begun to wash...

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Six people charged MVR150K over capture of protected birds

Lesser Noddy, a protected bird species in the Maldives. PHOTO/MALDIVES BIODIVERSITY The Maldives government has penalised six individuals of Meemu atoll Muli island with a total of over MVR 150,000 for...

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Yacht agency settles MVR300K fine over damaging protected site

The protected island of G.A. Hithaadhoo. PHOTO/ @iminaahnth on Twitter A yacht agency group has settled a fine of MVR 300,000 over trespassing and damaging a marine protected site in Gaafu Alif atoll,...

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Man heavily fined for illegally keeping turtles

File photo of baby turtles: turtles have been declared as a protected species under the Environmental Protection and Preservation Act and an indefinite ban on turtle harvesting was enacted in 2016 — A...

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Ecocare seeks to order authorities to comply with EIA on Kulhudhuffushi swamp

Developing the bund wall around the area to be reclaimed in HDh. Kulhudhuffushi’s mangrove swamp. PHOTO/SOCIAL MEDIA Ecocare Maldives has filed at the Civil Court, seeking to order authorities to...

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EPA warns action against capturing migratory birds

Lesser Noddy, a protected bird species in the Maldives. PHOTO/MALDIVES BIODIVERSITY The Environment Protection Agency (EPA) on Monday warned action against individuals who catch the migratory birds...

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Two vessels fined MVR 100 million for damaging a reef

The vessels aground the reef near K. Fushidhiggaru in 2015 — Two vessels have been fined a whopping MVR 100 million for damaging the reef alongside Fushidhiggaru in Kaafu atoll, a statement from the...

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