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Kuwaiti Diving Team lifts 60 tons of discarded nets |
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Sunday, 10 January 2010 22:39 |
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KUWAIT, Jan 10 (KUNA) -- A team of divers of Kuwait Society for Environement Protection, in coordination with Kuwait Ports Authority, retrieved remains of sunken boats and nets off the beachfront fish market in Sharq area.
The divers recovered remains and skeletons of 43 boats and discarded fishing nets, weighing 60 tons, from the sea bed, thus eliminating some of the pollution causes in Kuwait Bay. Walid al-Shatti, in charge of the marine operations in the team, in remarks to KUNA, praised the team for clearing the area of a large number of nets and pieces of sunken boats. The team used a large number of air bags, diving equipment, rubber boats and jet skis, a main boat and cranes with a capacity of lifting 90 tons. Al-Shatti praised great support from Director General of Kuwaiti Ports Authority Dr. Sheikh Sabah Jaber Al-Ali Al-Sabah and his on-site presence throughout the 12-hour operation. He called on relevant authorities to monitor activities of the fishermen and ensure their abidance by cleanliness regulations. - Kuna
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