The sinking of Grande America: sign and share Surfrider Europe’s public petition

Dear Surfrider Europe community member,

On Tuesday, March 12, the Italian container ship, Grande America sank 300km west of the northern French coast. With the news of this latest marine transport catastrophe, we find history repeating itself 20 years after the accident with the sinking of the Erika in 1999 and the Prestige in 2002. Clearly, something has got to change.

Since, two oil spills several kilometers long were identified. Currently, the pollution has not yet arrived on the coasts, but it is expected to and we are closely monitoring the situation.

To address this new marine disaster, Surfrider Europe will file a formal complaint against the Italian ship’s owner and captain.

While this claim will serve justice for this specific case, a deeper analysis of maritime transport regulations must be considered if we want to prevent accidents like this from occurring again.

To take action, Surfrider Europe has launched a petition addressed to European and international public authorities calling to reinforce and reevaluate the regulations on maritime transport.

We are counting on you to SIGN and SHARE the petition to your network.

To share the petition, you can send an email to your contacts using the text below:

THE SINKING OF GRANDE AMERICA: SIGN AND SHARE SURFRIDER EUROPE’S PUBLIC PETITION

After sinking the Grande America ship on Tuesday, March 12, the French coast, from Brittany to the Gironde, is under threat. Oil slicks several kilometers long have been detected at sea and pollution is likely to reach the coastline.

Faced with this new ecological disaster, Surfrider Europe will file a legal complaint against the ship’s owner and captain, and has launched a petition to urge European and international public authorities to strengthen the regulation of maritime transport.

Only a complete revision and stricter adherence to legislative regulations will be able to prevent ecological disasters like this from happening again in the future!

Now more than ever, YOUR VOICE MATTERS to support the action of Surfrider Europe and increase the weight and the legitimacy of our demands! Together, let's take action to protect our coastlines and oceans!

Sign the petition: http://petition.surfrider.eu/en/petitions/grande-america/

Thank you!

Surfrider Foundation Europe team

#SurfriderEurope

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