Pune's 12-year-old child prodigy designs ship to clean oceans, save marine life

In an attempt to save the marine lives and reduce pollution in the ocean, a 12-year-old from Pune, has designed a ship called ERVIS. Haaziq Kazi designed this ship that could suck waste out of the surface of oceans as part of a school project. After watching a documentary about a whale being found dead in 2013 due to intestinal congestion and some other documentaries, he realised the impact of waste on the marine lives. Hence, while thinking of ways of helping the planet for a school project, he stumbled upon the idea of ERVIS. This little child prodigy from Pune’s Indus International School is hugely committed to the cause.

I felt I had to do something. Hence, I came up with ERVIS," Kazi told news agency ANI. "The saucers use centripetal force to suck in the waste, which is then segregated between water, marine life and waste. Marine life and water are sent back to the ocean, while the waste is segregated into five more parts," the 12-year-old explained how the ship functions.

While observing the swirling water going down the drain while washing his hands, he realised that he could use the same concept to suck in waste from the oceans.

While the first prototype lasted for about seven seconds before coming apart in his bathtub, Kazi kept at it till he reached a stage where he could work with scientists and 3D designers and come up with a more “bleeding edge” model of the current design of the ship. Conscious of not adding to air pollution of any kind, Kazi has powered the ship by hydrogen and other renewable natural gases.

Kazi has also presented his idea on an international platform through various platforms like TedEx and Ted8, has been appreciated by many international scholars and organisation.