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A New Boom in the Pacific |
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From Asiawatch - Action Asia Magazine |
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Rongelap Island, 50 years
ago a U.S. test site for nuclear weapons, is now offering its very first
adventure packages. although its people did suffer from radiation sickness in
1985, radiation levels are now said to be lower than in major cities such as New
York and Tokyo, and the natives are returning to this now idyllic 9km strip of
land in the Republic of the Marshall Islands. |
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 Fishing tours are on
offer already and scuba diving trips will start in January
2003. Home to the largest giant clam colony in the Pacific,
Rongelap's marine environment has remained virtually untouched
for half a century; marine biologists have praised its teeming
seas as being "beyond belief." Tourism is still in its
infancy, and for now there is only makeshift accommodation but
a hotel is scheduled to open early next year. Those who want
to get there before the stampede starts can take the weekly Air
Marshall Islands plane from the capital, Majuro. For
reservations, contact Wayne & Jenni Fox at
rongexp@ntamar.com |
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Published with
the permission of
Action Asia Magazine |
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