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Gibraltar From a Cruise Ship

CMA CGM ZHENG HE (IMO: 9706906) is a Container Ship, sailing under the flag of Malta, owned by CHC Second Shipping SA, a French-based registered owner of a single large container ship, off the coast of Gibraltar on Monday, November 3, 2025. Photo by Ron Sachs / CNP/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Gibraltar From a Cruise Ship

CMA CGM ZHENG HE (IMO: 9706906) is a Container Ship, sailing under the flag of Malta, owned by CHC Second Shipping SA, a French-based registered owner of a single large container ship, off the coast of Gibraltar on Monday, November 3, 2025. Photo by Ron Sachs / CNP/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Gibraltar From a Cruise Ship

CMA CGM ZHENG HE (IMO: 9706906) is a Container Ship, sailing under the flag of Malta, owned by CHC Second Shipping SA, a French-based registered owner of a single large container ship, off the coast of Gibraltar on Monday, November 3, 2025. Photo by Ron Sachs / CNP/ABACAPRESS.COM

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IMO's Secretary General in Helsinki

Secretary General of the International Maritime Organization (IMO) Arsenio Dominguez in Helsinki, Finland on February 29, 2024. LEHTIKUVA / EMMI KORHONEN - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Emmi Korhonen/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

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IMO's Secretary General in Helsinki

Secretary General of the International Maritime Organization (IMO) Arsenio Dominguez in Helsinki, Finland on February 29, 2024. LEHTIKUVA / EMMI KORHONEN - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Emmi Korhonen/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

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IMO Director General Pope in Tokyo

Japan's Foreign Minister Yoko Kamikawa (R) and Amy Pope, director general of the International Organization for Migration, shake hands in Tokyo on Feb. 26, 2024.

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Ongoing tensions in Red Sea to raise carbon emissions of vessels: Suez Canal chairman

STORY: Ongoing tensions in Red Sea to raise carbon emissions of vessels: Suez Canal chairman SHOOTING TIME: Jan. 25, 2024 DATELINE: Jan. 26, 2024 LENGTH: 0:01:20 LOCATION: Cairo CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. Various shots (by the Suez Canal Authority) of a video conference 2. Shots of ships passing through the Suez Canal STORYLINE: Chairman of Egypt's Suez Canal Authority (SCA) Osama Rabie said on Thursday that ongoing tensions in the Red Sea threaten "to exacerbate the volume of harmful carbon emissions of vessels as they consume larger amounts of fuel when they take alternative routes and sail for longer distances." His comments came during a virtual meeting with Arsenio Dominguez Velasco, the newly appointed secretary-general of the International Maritime Organization (IMO), to discuss the repercussions of the current situation in the Red Sea region. "Navigation in the Suez Canal continues and has not stopped despite the various challenges... and we continue to communicate with customers and support

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Pellet Cleaning Continues In Galician Sandbanks

Volunteers make a collection of pellets from the sand, Galicia, January 7, 2024, in A Coruña, Galicia (Spain). Large quantities of plastic pellets have been appearing, since December 13 in the Rias Baixas and in the estuary of Muros de Noia in more than 70 bags of about 25 kilos, with the name of the company Bedeko Europe based in Poland. This has been reported by the Noia Limpa Association, which has detailed that the loss of goods from six containers of the ship Tocomao, registered with IMO number 9627899 and flagged Liberia, near Viana do Castelo, in Portugal, was reported. Pellets are small plastic balls of less than five millimeters that are used to manufacture plastic products, because of their small size and light weight, it is "almost impossible to clean them up" once they are spread on the beaches. Photo by Elena Fernandez/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Pellet Cleaning Continues In Galician Sandbanks

Volunteers make a collection of pellets from the sand, Galicia, January 7, 2024, in A Coruña, Galicia (Spain). Large quantities of plastic pellets have been appearing, since December 13 in the Rias Baixas and in the estuary of Muros de Noia in more than 70 bags of about 25 kilos, with the name of the company Bedeko Europe based in Poland. This has been reported by the Noia Limpa Association, which has detailed that the loss of goods from six containers of the ship Tocomao, registered with IMO number 9627899 and flagged Liberia, near Viana do Castelo, in Portugal, was reported. Pellets are small plastic balls of less than five millimeters that are used to manufacture plastic products, because of their small size and light weight, it is "almost impossible to clean them up" once they are spread on the beaches. Photo by Elena Fernandez/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Pellet Cleaning Continues In Galician Sandbanks

Volunteers make a collection of pellets from the sand, Galicia, January 7, 2024, in A Coruña, Galicia (Spain). Large quantities of plastic pellets have been appearing, since December 13 in the Rias Baixas and in the estuary of Muros de Noia in more than 70 bags of about 25 kilos, with the name of the company Bedeko Europe based in Poland. This has been reported by the Noia Limpa Association, which has detailed that the loss of goods from six containers of the ship Tocomao, registered with IMO number 9627899 and flagged Liberia, near Viana do Castelo, in Portugal, was reported. Pellets are small plastic balls of less than five millimeters that are used to manufacture plastic products, because of their small size and light weight, it is "almost impossible to clean them up" once they are spread on the beaches. Photo by Elena Fernandez/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Pellet Cleaning Continues In Galician Sandbanks

Volunteers make a collection of pellets from the sand, Galicia, January 7, 2024, in A Coruña, Galicia (Spain). Large quantities of plastic pellets have been appearing, since December 13 in the Rias Baixas and in the estuary of Muros de Noia in more than 70 bags of about 25 kilos, with the name of the company Bedeko Europe based in Poland. This has been reported by the Noia Limpa Association, which has detailed that the loss of goods from six containers of the ship Tocomao, registered with IMO number 9627899 and flagged Liberia, near Viana do Castelo, in Portugal, was reported. Pellets are small plastic balls of less than five millimeters that are used to manufacture plastic products, because of their small size and light weight, it is "almost impossible to clean them up" once they are spread on the beaches. Photo by Elena Fernandez/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Pellet Cleaning Continues In Galician Sandbanks

Volunteers make a collection of pellets from the sand, Galicia, January 7, 2024, in A Coruña, Galicia (Spain). Large quantities of plastic pellets have been appearing, since December 13 in the Rias Baixas and in the estuary of Muros de Noia in more than 70 bags of about 25 kilos, with the name of the company Bedeko Europe based in Poland. This has been reported by the Noia Limpa Association, which has detailed that the loss of goods from six containers of the ship Tocomao, registered with IMO number 9627899 and flagged Liberia, near Viana do Castelo, in Portugal, was reported. Pellets are small plastic balls of less than five millimeters that are used to manufacture plastic products, because of their small size and light weight, it is "almost impossible to clean them up" once they are spread on the beaches. Photo by Elena Fernandez/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Pellet Cleaning Continues In Galician Sandbanks

Volunteers make a collection of pellets from the sand, Galicia, January 7, 2024, in A Coruña, Galicia (Spain). Large quantities of plastic pellets have been appearing, since December 13 in the Rias Baixas and in the estuary of Muros de Noia in more than 70 bags of about 25 kilos, with the name of the company Bedeko Europe based in Poland. This has been reported by the Noia Limpa Association, which has detailed that the loss of goods from six containers of the ship Tocomao, registered with IMO number 9627899 and flagged Liberia, near Viana do Castelo, in Portugal, was reported. Pellets are small plastic balls of less than five millimeters that are used to manufacture plastic products, because of their small size and light weight, it is "almost impossible to clean them up" once they are spread on the beaches. Photo by Elena Fernandez/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Pellet Cleaning Continues In Galician Sandbanks

Volunteers make a collection of pellets from the sand, Galicia, January 7, 2024, in A Coruña, Galicia (Spain). Large quantities of plastic pellets have been appearing, since December 13 in the Rias Baixas and in the estuary of Muros de Noia in more than 70 bags of about 25 kilos, with the name of the company Bedeko Europe based in Poland. This has been reported by the Noia Limpa Association, which has detailed that the loss of goods from six containers of the ship Tocomao, registered with IMO number 9627899 and flagged Liberia, near Viana do Castelo, in Portugal, was reported. Pellets are small plastic balls of less than five millimeters that are used to manufacture plastic products, because of their small size and light weight, it is "almost impossible to clean them up" once they are spread on the beaches. Photo by Elena Fernandez/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Pellet Cleaning Continues In Galician Sandbanks

Volunteers make a collection of pellets from the sand, Galicia, January 7, 2024, in A Coruña, Galicia (Spain). Large quantities of plastic pellets have been appearing, since December 13 in the Rias Baixas and in the estuary of Muros de Noia in more than 70 bags of about 25 kilos, with the name of the company Bedeko Europe based in Poland. This has been reported by the Noia Limpa Association, which has detailed that the loss of goods from six containers of the ship Tocomao, registered with IMO number 9627899 and flagged Liberia, near Viana do Castelo, in Portugal, was reported. Pellets are small plastic balls of less than five millimeters that are used to manufacture plastic products, because of their small size and light weight, it is "almost impossible to clean them up" once they are spread on the beaches. Photo by Elena Fernandez/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Pellet Cleaning Continues In Galician Sandbanks

Volunteers make a collection of pellets from the sand, Galicia, January 7, 2024, in A Coruña, Galicia (Spain). Large quantities of plastic pellets have been appearing, since December 13 in the Rias Baixas and in the estuary of Muros de Noia in more than 70 bags of about 25 kilos, with the name of the company Bedeko Europe based in Poland. This has been reported by the Noia Limpa Association, which has detailed that the loss of goods from six containers of the ship Tocomao, registered with IMO number 9627899 and flagged Liberia, near Viana do Castelo, in Portugal, was reported. Pellets are small plastic balls of less than five millimeters that are used to manufacture plastic products, because of their small size and light weight, it is "almost impossible to clean them up" once they are spread on the beaches. Photo by Elena Fernandez/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Pellet Cleaning Continues In Galician Sandbanks

Volunteers make a collection of pellets from the sand, Galicia, January 7, 2024, in A Coruña, Galicia (Spain). Large quantities of plastic pellets have been appearing, since December 13 in the Rias Baixas and in the estuary of Muros de Noia in more than 70 bags of about 25 kilos, with the name of the company Bedeko Europe based in Poland. This has been reported by the Noia Limpa Association, which has detailed that the loss of goods from six containers of the ship Tocomao, registered with IMO number 9627899 and flagged Liberia, near Viana do Castelo, in Portugal, was reported. Pellets are small plastic balls of less than five millimeters that are used to manufacture plastic products, because of their small size and light weight, it is "almost impossible to clean them up" once they are spread on the beaches. Photo by Elena Fernandez/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Pellet Cleaning Continues In Galician Sandbanks

Volunteers make a collection of pellets from the sand, Galicia, January 7, 2024, in A Coruña, Galicia (Spain). Large quantities of plastic pellets have been appearing, since December 13 in the Rias Baixas and in the estuary of Muros de Noia in more than 70 bags of about 25 kilos, with the name of the company Bedeko Europe based in Poland. This has been reported by the Noia Limpa Association, which has detailed that the loss of goods from six containers of the ship Tocomao, registered with IMO number 9627899 and flagged Liberia, near Viana do Castelo, in Portugal, was reported. Pellets are small plastic balls of less than five millimeters that are used to manufacture plastic products, because of their small size and light weight, it is "almost impossible to clean them up" once they are spread on the beaches. Photo by Elena Fernandez/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Pellet Cleaning Continues In Galician Sandbanks

Volunteers make a collection of pellets from the sand, Galicia, January 7, 2024, in A Coruña, Galicia (Spain). Large quantities of plastic pellets have been appearing, since December 13 in the Rias Baixas and in the estuary of Muros de Noia in more than 70 bags of about 25 kilos, with the name of the company Bedeko Europe based in Poland. This has been reported by the Noia Limpa Association, which has detailed that the loss of goods from six containers of the ship Tocomao, registered with IMO number 9627899 and flagged Liberia, near Viana do Castelo, in Portugal, was reported. Pellets are small plastic balls of less than five millimeters that are used to manufacture plastic products, because of their small size and light weight, it is "almost impossible to clean them up" once they are spread on the beaches. Photo by Elena Fernandez/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Pellet Cleaning Continues In Galician Sandbanks

Volunteers make a collection of pellets from the sand, Galicia, January 7, 2024, in A Coruña, Galicia (Spain). Large quantities of plastic pellets have been appearing, since December 13 in the Rias Baixas and in the estuary of Muros de Noia in more than 70 bags of about 25 kilos, with the name of the company Bedeko Europe based in Poland. This has been reported by the Noia Limpa Association, which has detailed that the loss of goods from six containers of the ship Tocomao, registered with IMO number 9627899 and flagged Liberia, near Viana do Castelo, in Portugal, was reported. Pellets are small plastic balls of less than five millimeters that are used to manufacture plastic products, because of their small size and light weight, it is "almost impossible to clean them up" once they are spread on the beaches. Photo by Elena Fernandez/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Pellet Cleaning Continues In Galician Sandbanks

Volunteers make a collection of pellets from the sand, Galicia, January 7, 2024, in A Coruña, Galicia (Spain). Large quantities of plastic pellets have been appearing, since December 13 in the Rias Baixas and in the estuary of Muros de Noia in more than 70 bags of about 25 kilos, with the name of the company Bedeko Europe based in Poland. This has been reported by the Noia Limpa Association, which has detailed that the loss of goods from six containers of the ship Tocomao, registered with IMO number 9627899 and flagged Liberia, near Viana do Castelo, in Portugal, was reported. Pellets are small plastic balls of less than five millimeters that are used to manufacture plastic products, because of their small size and light weight, it is "almost impossible to clean them up" once they are spread on the beaches. Photo by Elena Fernandez/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Pellet Cleaning Continues In Galician Sandbanks

Volunteers make a collection of pellets from the sand, Galicia, January 7, 2024, in A Coruña, Galicia (Spain). Large quantities of plastic pellets have been appearing, since December 13 in the Rias Baixas and in the estuary of Muros de Noia in more than 70 bags of about 25 kilos, with the name of the company Bedeko Europe based in Poland. This has been reported by the Noia Limpa Association, which has detailed that the loss of goods from six containers of the ship Tocomao, registered with IMO number 9627899 and flagged Liberia, near Viana do Castelo, in Portugal, was reported. Pellets are small plastic balls of less than five millimeters that are used to manufacture plastic products, because of their small size and light weight, it is "almost impossible to clean them up" once they are spread on the beaches. Photo by Elena Fernandez/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Pellet Cleaning Continues In Galician Sandbanks

Volunteers make a collection of pellets from the sand, Galicia, January 7, 2024, in A Coruña, Galicia (Spain). Large quantities of plastic pellets have been appearing, since December 13 in the Rias Baixas and in the estuary of Muros de Noia in more than 70 bags of about 25 kilos, with the name of the company Bedeko Europe based in Poland. This has been reported by the Noia Limpa Association, which has detailed that the loss of goods from six containers of the ship Tocomao, registered with IMO number 9627899 and flagged Liberia, near Viana do Castelo, in Portugal, was reported. Pellets are small plastic balls of less than five millimeters that are used to manufacture plastic products, because of their small size and light weight, it is "almost impossible to clean them up" once they are spread on the beaches. Photo by Elena Fernandez/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Pellet Cleaning Continues In Galician Sandbanks

Volunteers make a collection of pellets from the sand, Galicia, January 7, 2024, in A Coruña, Galicia (Spain). Large quantities of plastic pellets have been appearing, since December 13 in the Rias Baixas and in the estuary of Muros de Noia in more than 70 bags of about 25 kilos, with the name of the company Bedeko Europe based in Poland. This has been reported by the Noia Limpa Association, which has detailed that the loss of goods from six containers of the ship Tocomao, registered with IMO number 9627899 and flagged Liberia, near Viana do Castelo, in Portugal, was reported. Pellets are small plastic balls of less than five millimeters that are used to manufacture plastic products, because of their small size and light weight, it is "almost impossible to clean them up" once they are spread on the beaches. Photo by Elena Fernandez/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Pellet Cleaning Continues In Galician Sandbanks

Volunteers make a collection of pellets from the sand, Galicia, January 7, 2024, in A Coruña, Galicia (Spain). Large quantities of plastic pellets have been appearing, since December 13 in the Rias Baixas and in the estuary of Muros de Noia in more than 70 bags of about 25 kilos, with the name of the company Bedeko Europe based in Poland. This has been reported by the Noia Limpa Association, which has detailed that the loss of goods from six containers of the ship Tocomao, registered with IMO number 9627899 and flagged Liberia, near Viana do Castelo, in Portugal, was reported. Pellets are small plastic balls of less than five millimeters that are used to manufacture plastic products, because of their small size and light weight, it is "almost impossible to clean them up" once they are spread on the beaches. Photo by Elena Fernandez/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Pellet Cleaning Continues In Galician Sandbanks

Volunteers make a collection of pellets from the sand, Galicia, January 7, 2024, in A Coruña, Galicia (Spain). Large quantities of plastic pellets have been appearing, since December 13 in the Rias Baixas and in the estuary of Muros de Noia in more than 70 bags of about 25 kilos, with the name of the company Bedeko Europe based in Poland. This has been reported by the Noia Limpa Association, which has detailed that the loss of goods from six containers of the ship Tocomao, registered with IMO number 9627899 and flagged Liberia, near Viana do Castelo, in Portugal, was reported. Pellets are small plastic balls of less than five millimeters that are used to manufacture plastic products, because of their small size and light weight, it is "almost impossible to clean them up" once they are spread on the beaches. Photo by Elena Fernandez/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Pellet Cleaning Continues In Galician Sandbanks

Volunteers make a collection of pellets from the sand, Galicia, January 7, 2024, in A Coruña, Galicia (Spain). Large quantities of plastic pellets have been appearing, since December 13 in the Rias Baixas and in the estuary of Muros de Noia in more than 70 bags of about 25 kilos, with the name of the company Bedeko Europe based in Poland. This has been reported by the Noia Limpa Association, which has detailed that the loss of goods from six containers of the ship Tocomao, registered with IMO number 9627899 and flagged Liberia, near Viana do Castelo, in Portugal, was reported. Pellets are small plastic balls of less than five millimeters that are used to manufacture plastic products, because of their small size and light weight, it is "almost impossible to clean them up" once they are spread on the beaches. Photo by Elena Fernandez/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Pellet Cleaning Continues In Galician Sandbanks

Volunteers make a collection of pellets from the sand, Galicia, January 7, 2024, in A Coruña, Galicia (Spain). Large quantities of plastic pellets have been appearing, since December 13 in the Rias Baixas and in the estuary of Muros de Noia in more than 70 bags of about 25 kilos, with the name of the company Bedeko Europe based in Poland. This has been reported by the Noia Limpa Association, which has detailed that the loss of goods from six containers of the ship Tocomao, registered with IMO number 9627899 and flagged Liberia, near Viana do Castelo, in Portugal, was reported. Pellets are small plastic balls of less than five millimeters that are used to manufacture plastic products, because of their small size and light weight, it is "almost impossible to clean them up" once they are spread on the beaches. Photo by Elena Fernandez/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Pellet Cleaning Continues In Galician Sandbanks

Volunteers make a collection of pellets from the sand, Galicia, January 7, 2024, in A Coruña, Galicia (Spain). Large quantities of plastic pellets have been appearing, since December 13 in the Rias Baixas and in the estuary of Muros de Noia in more than 70 bags of about 25 kilos, with the name of the company Bedeko Europe based in Poland. This has been reported by the Noia Limpa Association, which has detailed that the loss of goods from six containers of the ship Tocomao, registered with IMO number 9627899 and flagged Liberia, near Viana do Castelo, in Portugal, was reported. Pellets are small plastic balls of less than five millimeters that are used to manufacture plastic products, because of their small size and light weight, it is "almost impossible to clean them up" once they are spread on the beaches. Photo by Elena Fernandez/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Pellet Cleaning Continues In Galician Sandbanks

Volunteers make a collection of pellets from the sand, Galicia, January 7, 2024, in A Coruña, Galicia (Spain). Large quantities of plastic pellets have been appearing, since December 13 in the Rias Baixas and in the estuary of Muros de Noia in more than 70 bags of about 25 kilos, with the name of the company Bedeko Europe based in Poland. This has been reported by the Noia Limpa Association, which has detailed that the loss of goods from six containers of the ship Tocomao, registered with IMO number 9627899 and flagged Liberia, near Viana do Castelo, in Portugal, was reported. Pellets are small plastic balls of less than five millimeters that are used to manufacture plastic products, because of their small size and light weight, it is "almost impossible to clean them up" once they are spread on the beaches. Photo by Elena Fernandez/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Pellet Cleaning Continues In Galician Sandbanks

Volunteers make a collection of pellets from the sand, Galicia, January 7, 2024, in A Coruña, Galicia (Spain). Large quantities of plastic pellets have been appearing, since December 13 in the Rias Baixas and in the estuary of Muros de Noia in more than 70 bags of about 25 kilos, with the name of the company Bedeko Europe based in Poland. This has been reported by the Noia Limpa Association, which has detailed that the loss of goods from six containers of the ship Tocomao, registered with IMO number 9627899 and flagged Liberia, near Viana do Castelo, in Portugal, was reported. Pellets are small plastic balls of less than five millimeters that are used to manufacture plastic products, because of their small size and light weight, it is "almost impossible to clean them up" once they are spread on the beaches. Photo by Elena Fernandez/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Pellet Cleaning Continues In Galician Sandbanks

Volunteers make a collection of pellets from the sand, Galicia, January 7, 2024, in A Coruña, Galicia (Spain). Large quantities of plastic pellets have been appearing, since December 13 in the Rias Baixas and in the estuary of Muros de Noia in more than 70 bags of about 25 kilos, with the name of the company Bedeko Europe based in Poland. This has been reported by the Noia Limpa Association, which has detailed that the loss of goods from six containers of the ship Tocomao, registered with IMO number 9627899 and flagged Liberia, near Viana do Castelo, in Portugal, was reported. Pellets are small plastic balls of less than five millimeters that are used to manufacture plastic products, because of their small size and light weight, it is "almost impossible to clean them up" once they are spread on the beaches. Photo by Elena Fernandez/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Pellet Cleaning Continues In Galician Sandbanks

Volunteers make a collection of pellets from the sand, Galicia, January 7, 2024, in A Coruña, Galicia (Spain). Large quantities of plastic pellets have been appearing, since December 13 in the Rias Baixas and in the estuary of Muros de Noia in more than 70 bags of about 25 kilos, with the name of the company Bedeko Europe based in Poland. This has been reported by the Noia Limpa Association, which has detailed that the loss of goods from six containers of the ship Tocomao, registered with IMO number 9627899 and flagged Liberia, near Viana do Castelo, in Portugal, was reported. Pellets are small plastic balls of less than five millimeters that are used to manufacture plastic products, because of their small size and light weight, it is "almost impossible to clean them up" once they are spread on the beaches. Photo by Elena Fernandez/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Pellet Cleaning Continues In Galician Sandbanks

Volunteers make a collection of pellets from the sand, Galicia, January 7, 2024, in A Coruña, Galicia (Spain). Large quantities of plastic pellets have been appearing, since December 13 in the Rias Baixas and in the estuary of Muros de Noia in more than 70 bags of about 25 kilos, with the name of the company Bedeko Europe based in Poland. This has been reported by the Noia Limpa Association, which has detailed that the loss of goods from six containers of the ship Tocomao, registered with IMO number 9627899 and flagged Liberia, near Viana do Castelo, in Portugal, was reported. Pellets are small plastic balls of less than five millimeters that are used to manufacture plastic products, because of their small size and light weight, it is "almost impossible to clean them up" once they are spread on the beaches. Photo by Elena Fernandez/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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JAPAN-MATHEMATICAL OLYMPIAD-CHINA-GOLD MEDAL

(230713) -- CHIBA, July 13, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Chinese gold medalists of the 64th International Mathematical Olympiad (IMO) pose for a photo after the awarding ceremony in Chiba, Japan, July 12, 2023. Chinese students won six gold medals at the 64th IMO in Chiba, which ended on Wednesday, bagging a team gold medal for the fifth consecutive year with a total of 240 points. (Xinhua/Zhang Xiaoyu)

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PM Kan meets next IMO chief Sekimizu

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan (R) and Koji Sekimizu, incoming chief of the International Maritime Organization, shake hands at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on July 20, 2011. Sekimizu vowed to tackle piracy in the Indian Ocean during a press conference at the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism the same day.

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Chinese seafarer wins global award for extraordinary rescue

STORY: Chinese seafarer wins global award for extraordinary rescue DATELINE: Nov. 4, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:53 LOCATION: London CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the awarding ceremony and the rescue efforts 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): KITACK LIM, IMO Secretary-General 3. various of the ceremony 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): BO XU, Chief officer of Jian Qiao 502, China STORYLINE: Bo Xu, chief officer of the oil tanker Jian Qiao 502, received the 2022 International Maritime Organization (IMO) Awartd for Exceptional Bravery at Sea in London Wednesday. Xu impressed the judges with his rescue of two survivors, found in a life raft near Zhifu Bay in northern China, in severe weather and choppy waters. This annual award was established by the IMO to provide international recognition for those who, at the risk of losing their own life, perform acts of exceptional bravery, displaying outstanding courage in attempting to save life at sea or in attempting to prevent or mitigate damage to the marine environment.

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NIGERIA-IMO-REFINERY-EXPLOSION

(220425) -- IMO, April 25, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on April 24, 2022 shows the site of explosion at an illegal refinery in south Nigeria's Imo state. The death toll from an explosion last Friday at an illegal refinery in south Nigeria's Imo state has risen to 110, local authorities said on Monday. (Photo by Lanre Agbabiaka/Xinhua)

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NIGERIA-IMO-REFINERY-EXPLOSION

(220425) -- IMO, April 25, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on April 24, 2022 shows the site of explosion at an illegal refinery in south Nigeria's Imo state. The death toll from an explosion last Friday at an illegal refinery in south Nigeria's Imo state has risen to 110, local authorities said on Monday. (Photo by Lanre Agbabiaka/Xinhua)

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PM Kan meets next IMO chief Sekimizu

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan (R) and Koji Sekimizu, incoming chief of the International Maritime Organization, shake hands at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on July 20, 2011. Sekimizu vowed to tackle piracy in the Indian Ocean during a press conference at the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism the same day. (Kyodo)