Press & Journal: "Toxic sunken fish farm relocated to Wester Ross sparking fury amongst local residents"

 

Toxic sunken fish barge relocated to Wester Ross sparking fury amongst local residents @pressjournal https://t.co/lX7HMBpkOD @madame_scott @rendabelle @GaelForceGroup @nature_scot @ScottishEPA @MCA_media @HighlandCouncil @scotgov @Folketrygdfond @BonnMees @ScotlandSalmon

— Don Staniford (@TheGAAIA) December 21, 2022

 

 

The Press & Journal reported (21 December 2022):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

UPDATE - 23 December 2022:

 

From: Don Staniford <[email protected]>
Date: Fri, Dec 23, 2022 at 8:16 AM
Subject: The Scotsman: "Wrecked barge holding ‘toxic’ and potentially ‘explosive' gases is beached for decontamination operation in scenic Scottish Highland bay"
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Please note that The Press & Journal and The Scotsman reported on Wednesday/Thursday:

 

Press & Journal: "Toxic sunken fish farm relocated to Wester Ross sparking fury amongst local residents"

 

The Scotsman: "Wrecked barge holding ‘toxic’ and potentially ‘explosive' gases is beached for decontamination operation in scenic Scottish Highland bay"

 

 

According to Marine Traffic, the Matador 3 floating crane is now off Islay heading to Dublin:

https://www.marinetraffic.com/en/ais/home/shipid:232244/zoom:10

 

And the Viking Saga (which may have offloaded ca. 690 tons of "contaminated water and feed") is in Fraserburgh:

https://www.marinetraffic.com/en/ais/home/shipid:314250/zoom:10

 

 

Best fishes for 2023 and Merry Fishmas,

 

 

Don

 

 

 

 

 

 

Update: Matador 3 floating crane @BonnMees is now off Islay heading to Dublin @MarineTraffic https://t.co/ETW8vYWP5P
How long with the toxic feed barge @GaelForceGroup be dumped in Loch Reraig? @nature_scot @ScottishEPA @MCA_media @HighlandCouncil @Folketrygdfond @ScotlandSalmon https://t.co/JWOEn57WbH pic.twitter.com/20t16qD1ED

— Don Staniford (@TheGAAIA) December 23, 2022

 

 

 

Read more via:

The Scotsman: "Wrecked barge holding ‘toxic’ and potentially ‘explosive' gases is beached for decontamination operation in scenic Scottish Highland bay"

Photos: Toxic Feed Barge Dumped Illegally in Loch Reraig (near Loch Carron MPA)?

Police Scotland FOI disclosure on toxic feed barge off Portree - now beached in Kishorn?

Public Health Scotland FOI: "an explosive risk.....supportive of the path closure" (but still no warning to the public)

FOI disclosure by Maritime & Coastguard Agency (8 December 2022) - more documents on the 'toxic' & 'explosive' feed barge sunk off Portree!

Mowi's "totally appalling levels of safety, COPFS are going to prosecute" (says Maritime & Coastguard Agency in FOI disclosure)

Update: Toxic Feed Barge Salvaged Off Portree Heading to Loch Carron & then Ardyne!

WHFP: "Questions over fish-feed barge safety measures"

 

Photos of Portree Salvage Operation (next stop is Kishorn)

FOI Floodgates Open on "Explosive" Feed Barge Incident - document dump from Northern Lighthouse Board shines spotlight on salvage operation

P&J: "Stink raised over release of toxic chemicals from sunken fish farm barge off Skye"

Gael Force's Sinking Feeling: barges scuppered by bad weather or is the 'greed of feed' to blame?

Letter to Scottish Ministers re. "Explosive" Scottish Salmon - Please Defuse the Toxic Time-Bomb!

The Times: "Secret plans to evacuate island homes over toxic gas"

Risk Assessment Highlighted 'High' Risk of Exposure to Public from Toxic Hydrogen Sulphide Gases - Why the f*ck was there no public warning?

Bakkafrost is Dead in Water in Scotland - "Explosive" FOI Disclosure Lifts Lid on Hazardous Scottish Salmon!

Document dump by Scottish Government following FOI review: floodgates opened on "explosive" salmon barge off Portree!

Bakkafrost's Scottish Salmon Nightmare Gets Worse with 10,000 Tonne Black Hole in Scotland!

"Explosive" FOI disclosure from SEPA on Toxic Gases Spewing from The Scottish Salmon Company (Bakkafrost) Off Portree!

Bakkafrost is Dead in the Water in Scotland - 2021 Annual Report Details "Deadly Cocktail"!

Toxic Salmon Barge Salvaged This Month Off Portree (as revealed by FOI disclosure by the Maritime & Coastguard Agency)

500m exclusion zone near Portree Harbour in Skye as barge gives of rotten eggs smell

P&J: "Exclusion zone set up around Skye barge giving off rotten eggs smell"

"Experts tackle lethal gas leaking from sunken feed barge" (Fish Farming Expert)

BBC News: "'Rotten egg' gas leaking from fish feed barge wreck - 500m exclusion zone placed near Portree on Skye"

Toxic Gasses Spew From The Scottish Salmon Company (Bakkafrost Scotland) Off Portree

 

 

 

Does Bakkafrost & salvage company @BonnMees have a licence to dump a toxic @GaelForceGroup barge in Loch Reraig (close to Loch Carron MPA)? How much of the 690 tons of "contaminated water & feed" are left on board? @nature_scot @ScottishEPA @scotgov @_KateForbes @ScotlandSalmon https://t.co/O1SGGTK8yt pic.twitter.com/dQ7JWcpGpS

— Don Staniford (@TheGAAIA) December 20, 2022