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...
View ArticleVietnamese 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...
View ArticleVietnamese 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...
View ArticleGravel 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...
View ArticleSix 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...
View ArticleYacht 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,...
View ArticleMan 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...
View ArticleEcocare 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...
View ArticleEPA 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...
View ArticleTwo 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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