【国際問題・Hebei Spirit号】「適切な政府の対応は、きっと成果をもたらす」[1/10]
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On Dec. 7, 2007 a crane barge broke free from one of the barges towing it and ran into the side of the Hebei Spirit, which was at anchor.
The collision caused 10,800 tons of crude oil to flow into the sea, polluting much of Korea's coastline.
The event was dubbed Korea's worst-ever environmental disaster, while local tourism and fishing industries were severely damaged.
Environmental groups say it will take years to clean up the damage.
A lower court had cleared the two Indian seamen of wrongdoing in July, but then an appeals court sentenced Chawla to 18 months for negligence in
avoiding the collision and for not doing enough to limit the spill. His first officer was sentenced to eight months.
The ruling has met with condemnation from the shipping community. The International Transport Workers Federation and other shipping bodies have
both slammed the verdict, calling it a vindictive decision.
For the Chawla family, it has turned their lives upside down, especially in terms of their children's schooling.
"(Ms. Chawla) was trying to teach (their kids) at home, but after Dec. 10 she has been extremely busy. She has not been able to do that,
so his schoolwork is totally out of the window. He will probably lose this year of school, and if this goes on even two years of school," Saldanha said.
"They are trying to shift between both (school and Korea) but after the 10th, it has been very difficult and it has almost come to a complete halt,
because she has no time to give them."
"Even to look after them," Mrs. Chawla said. "I don't know today whether they are hungry or whether they have had their food."
Saldanha said the children have not been told that their father is in jail.
On Dec. 7, 2007 a crane barge broke free from one of the barges towing it and ran into the side of the Hebei Spirit, which was at anchor.
The collision caused 10,800 tons of crude oil to flow into the sea, polluting much of Korea's coastline.
The event was dubbed Korea's worst-ever environmental disaster, while local tourism and fishing industries were severely damaged.
Environmental groups say it will take years to clean up the damage.
A lower court had cleared the two Indian seamen of wrongdoing in July, but then an appeals court sentenced Chawla to 18 months for negligence in
avoiding the collision and for not doing enough to limit the spill. His first officer was sentenced to eight months.
The ruling has met with condemnation from the shipping community. The International Transport Workers Federation and other shipping bodies have
both slammed the verdict, calling it a vindictive decision.
For the Chawla family, it has turned their lives upside down, especially in terms of their children's schooling.
"(Ms. Chawla) was trying to teach (their kids) at home, but after Dec. 10 she has been extremely busy. She has not been able to do that,
so his schoolwork is totally out of the window. He will probably lose this year of school, and if this goes on even two years of school," Saldanha said.
"They are trying to shift between both (school and Korea) but after the 10th, it has been very difficult and it has almost come to a complete halt,
because she has no time to give them."
"Even to look after them," Mrs. Chawla said. "I don't know today whether they are hungry or whether they have had their food."
Saldanha said the children have not been told that their father is in jail.
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