Beyond illegal fishing, foreign ships have also long been accused by local fishermen of dumping toxic and nuclear waste off Somalia's shores. A 2005 United Nations Environmental Program report cited uranium radioactive and other hazardous deposits leading to a rash of respiratory ailments and skin diseases breaking out in villages along the Somali coast. According to the U.N., at the time of the report, it cost $2.50 per ton for a European company to dump these types of materials off the Horn of Africa, as opposed to $250 per ton to dispose of them cleanly in Europe.
If that dumping of toxins has been done, the offenders should be caught and punished for the violation. That was done without regard for the results. My suggestion is a self-defense strategy for the seafaring world.
Aren’t rashes and disease common in third world crapholes like Somalia, anyway? < /cruel truth >