Le Nelson Mandela Centre for African Culture a eu le feu vert pour organiser le 27 octobre 2021 “La Journée Internationale Créole” qui marquera aussi le 35 ans du centre qui se trouve à La
Michigan has more lighthouses than any other state, with more than 125 lights along its shores.
Thousands of lighthouse keepers tended to the state’s lights over the decades when they were crucial tools of marine navigation. These individuals braved the constant perils of this lonely and physically demanding profession to ensure the safety of all ships sailing Michigan waters.
While the majority of those keepers were male, historian and author Dianna Stampfler says there were more than a few women who made a living keeping Michigan’s lighthouses operational.
“We actually were able to determine, through various sources, that over 50 women served as lighthouse keepers,” Stampfler said Tuesday during Ladies of the Lights,” a live virtual presentation hosted by the Flat Rock Library. “Some of them (served) for as short as two weeks, some of them as long as 44 years. . I imagine (these women) always felt like they had to prove themselves, because they wer
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A Chinese-flagged trawler that ran aground containing 130 tonnes of oil, is seen in the Indian Ocean waters at Pointe Aux Sables, on the western coast of the island of Mauritius, March 8, 2021. REUTERS/Reuben Pillay
NAIROBI (Reuters) – A Chinese-flagged fishing vessel with 16 crew members carrying 130 tonnes of oil has run aground off Mauritius, causing a minor spill, a minister said on Monday.
“Nothing to be worried about,” Sudheer Maudhoo, whose Blue Economy Ministry looks after maritime affairs, told Reuters, saying 310 metres of floating booms were controlling the leak.
Drone footage showed dark patches in the Indian Ocean waters near the “Lu Rong Yuan Yu 588” after it ran aground on Sunday.
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NAIROBI (Reuters) - A Chinese-flagged fishing vessel with 16 crew members carrying 130 tonnes of oil has run aground off Mauritius, causing a minor spill, a minister said on Monday.
“Nothing to be worried about,” Sudheer Maudhoo, whose Blue Economy Ministry looks after maritime affairs, told Reuters, saying 310 metres of floating booms were controlling the leak.
Drone footage showed dark patches in the Indian Ocean waters near the “Lu Rong Yuan Yu 588” after it ran aground on Sunday.
The incident followed July’s accident of the MV Wakashio, a bulk carrier that struck a coral reef off Mauritius and began spilling oil, prompting the government to announce a state of environmental emergency.