NIMA to tackle marine environmental challenges
4 years agoThis screengrab taken on September 30, 2019, from an image on the official Twitter account of France's Marine Nationale, shows an aerial view of an inflatable rescue dinghy from the vessel 'Bourbon Rhode' at an undisclosed location at sea on September 28, 2019. - The Bourbon Rhode, a tug flying the Luxembourg flag, sank in the Atlantic after being inundated with water on September 26, 2019, while close to a category 4 hurricane. Three crew members were found on September 28, aboard a liferaft by rescue teams from a commercial vessel which was diverted to rescue them by authorities. The search carried out by the Regional Operational Centre for Surveillance and Rescue (Cross) West Indies-Guyana and the French Navy to find the 11 crew members "continues to be carried out", the statement said. (Photo by HO / AFP) / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - MANDATORY CREDIT "AFP PHOTO / MARINE NATIONALE TWITTER ACCOUNT" - NO MARKETING - NO ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS - DISTRIBUTED AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS
Organisers of the Nigerian Maritime Ambassadors (NIMA) reality television show have said it would tackle issues of marine pollution and other environmental challenges bedevilling the nation’s maritime sector.