| Foreign Ships Dumping Trash Pollutes Mexico Waters Yvonne Reyes Campos - The News | |
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Cruise Ships Use Sea As a Waste Dump (JCVdude)
MEXICO CITY – The head of the Chamber of Deputies’ Maritime Committee said that foreign ships are dumping their nations’ trash in Mexican waters.
José Soto Martínez said this week that pollution is a serious threat to Mexican waters, owing to oil spills, the destruction of mangroves and the dumping of toxic and even radioactive materials into Mexican seas by foreign vessels.
“This is one of Mexico’s biggest problems, caused by other countries with toxic waste ... who come to dump in Mexican waters,” Soto said, without singling out any specific nation.
Soto, who is a member of the Citizens Movement (MC), said that the Mexican Navy is working hard to keep its seas clean.
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