Bagassi Koura ’10 documentary honored by Mother Jones

“The Stinking Ship,” a documentary by Bagassi Koura ’10, was named one of the “most interesting documentaries” by Mother Jones. The film follows the story of a tanker chartered by Trafigura, a British oil trader, anchored off the Ivory Coast that illegally unloaded 500 tons of toxic waste and, as a result, killed 16 people and hospitalized more than 100,000. Mother Jones said the film “skillfully chronicles how Trafigura dodged environmental regulations to save a mere $300,000, only to spend millions trying to cover up its responsibility.”

Read the article here (second from the top).