Barges Filmed Dumping Black Sludge-like Waste Into the Yangtze Near Wuhan's Qingshan Yangtze River Bridge

In September 2026, an environmental blogger investigated after receiving complaints from anglers by the Yangtze, and captured on drone footage multiple barges openly dumping black sludge-like waste into the Yangtze near the Qingshan Yangtze River Bridge in Wuhan. One of them emptied a full hold in only about 10 seconds, then returned to load more cargo, making repeated trips.