Pollution accidentelle des eaux par produits chimiques

Fertica, the Costa Rican company that owns a barge that spilled 180 tons of ammonium nitrate when in it sunk in the vicinity of the Port of Caldera in Puntarenas, has finally removed their sunken vessel which has rested in 26 feet of water since it sank in May.

The Costa Rican government issues an alert along about 100 km (60 miles) of coast near Puntarenas, after a vessel carrying tons of toxic chemicals sinks.