Authorities in Ivory Coast asked Estonia to hold a tanker that left hundreds of tons of toxic waste in the West African nation’s main city, as another death was attributed to the foul-smelling substance on Tuesday.
A judge heading the commission investigating the chemical waste scandal sent a written request to Estonia to detain the ship and “put it at our disposal for the investigation,” a justice ministry official said.
Activists from the environmental group Greenpeace prevented the oil tanker Probo Koala from leaving the port of Paldiski, Estonia, on Monday, demanding that authorities impound the ship.