Kill the 'not in my backyard' mentality

UNLESS the situation has changed considerably in the past couple of days, as you read this, salvage crews are still trying to keep control of a disabled, partially burnt-out tanker somewhere in the waters between South Korea and Japan.

On Dec 29, the 44,404 dwt Hong Kong-flagged Maritime Maisie was carrying 29,337 tonnes of volatile chemicals when she collided off Busan, South Korea, with car carrier Gravity Highway, which was on sea trials from Hyundai Mipo Dockyard.

Soon after the collision, the …