A Panama-registered freighter that ran aground in Penghu County last year should be removed by the middle of May, if the weather allows, the Maritime and Port Bureau said yesterday.
On Oct. 17 last year, the Fortune lost power and ran aground near Penghu County’s Jibei Islet (吉貝).
All 14 crew members aboard were rescued by the coast guard.
Since then, the bureau has had 17 meetings with the Ocean Conservation Administration, Coast Guard Administration and Penghu County Government officials to discuss ways to remove the vessel.
Although extraction of the Fortune’s fuel was completed on Nov. 6 last year, a strong northeast monsoon
Mass deaths of valuable saltwater fish might have occurred off Jibei Islet (吉貝) in Penghu County amid the cold spell that struck the nation on Sunday and Monday, local fishers said.
Fishers reported spotting dead fish on the water as sea temperatures around the islet plummeted to a low of 13.6°C, the coldest so far this year.
Fish injured by the cold water including parrotfish, damselfish, clownfish and shrimp that are sought after by both aquarists and gourmets could be seen being scooped up by local residents on beaches throughout the islet.
Although local fish farmers have yet to report their
According to official estimates, from June 2019 to the end of the Paralympics next month, Games venues will consume about 400 million kilowatt-hours of green electricity.
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