The coils of black hose, drum skimmers designed to collect oil from the ocean’s surface, and orangey-red containment booms all looked out of place on the white sand of Mombasa’s touristy Nyali beach. But on July 9, dozens of emergency responders in red and orange hi-vis gear took over a portion of this beach. They were braving the wind and choppy Indian Ocean waves as they mocked up the onshore response to a simulated oil spill at sea.
I watched a simulated oil spill in the Indian Ocean. Here’s how island and coastal countries worked together
