"Rediscovering Mayonnaise"... Like a Turtle Washed Clean After Being Covered in Black Tar

Worst Ever Oil Spill on Israel's Mediterranean Coast
Breathing Improves After Continuous Mayonnaise Intake

On the 23rd (local time), an employee of the National Sea Turtle Rescue Center under the Israel Nature and Parks Authority is treating a 6-month-old green sea turtle covered in tar.
[Image source=Yonhap News]

[Asia Economy Reporter Kim Bong-ju] A miracle occurred on an Israeli beach, where a critically endangered sea turtle, struggling between life and death after the worst marine oil spill in history, recovered its health by eating mayonnaise.

On the 22nd (local time), according to major foreign media, the National Sea Turtle Rescue Center under the Israel Nature and Parks Authority rescued 11 green sea turtles along the Israeli Mediterranean coast located between the Palestinian Gaza Strip and Lebanon.

A widespread tar spill occurred in the area, contaminating 195 km of coastline with a thick oil slick.

The carcasses of marine creatures continued to wash ashore, including a 16.7 m long whale filled with black liquid that was found dead on the beach.

The endangered green sea turtles rescued this time were found covered inside and out with black tar.

On the 20th (local time), a sea turtle was found dead covered in tar on the Mediterranean coast of Israel, where an oil spill incident occurred. [Image source=Yonhap News]

Guy Ivgi, a medical assistant at the center, said, "The turtles' respiratory tracts, both inside and outside, were filled with tar."

The center staff began researching ways to remove the tar filling the bodies of the turtles struggling for survival, and found a method to wash off the tar: feeding them mayonnaise.

Ivgi stated, "We continuously fed the turtles mayonnaise. It helped expel the tar from their bodies and clean their airways."

It is expected to take about one to two weeks for the green sea turtles to fully recover their health to the point where they can return to the wild.

Israel suspects that a ship caused the oil spill and is investigating the exact cause of the spill.

Currently, thousands of volunteers have started removing the oil slick from the Israeli Mediterranean coast, but it is expected to take several months to completely remove it.

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