Sailors polluting waterfront

THE once idyllic Louisiade Archipelago, in Misima, Milne Bay, is being polluted by rubbish dumped into the sea by passing vessels.
This picture of children playing with freshly caught tuna will be a thing of the past if measures are not taken to control local and overseas vessels dumping rubbish into the waters there.
Man-made rubbish like plastics and the beached carcasses of sharks butchered for their sought after fins for Asian markets pollute the beaches of these beautiful islands.
This archipelago is on the route of the annual Louisiade yacht rally.
The Louisiade yacht rally was established in 2007 and is a yacht race from Cairns, Australia, to the Louisiade Archipelago, a 520 nautical mile annual race that is held in September.
Visiting yacht crews have brought in many benefits by donating to the islands’ health centres and schools.
The yacht crew have donated thousands of kina worth of materials to the island communities.
The archipelago is in the far flung islands of Milne Bay and boasts crystal clear waters, through which huge schools of tuna migrate out of PNG waters.
The rubbish dumped overboard such as plastic bags, food wrappings, tyres, tins, bottles, gas bottles are washed up onto the islands along with the carcasses of sharks.