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Remembering Mauritius’s worst environmental disaster
3 years, 4 months ago

Remembering Mauritius’s worst environmental disaster

Al Jazeera  

At 1am on July 25, 2020, in Tokyo, Junichiro Ikeda, then-CEO of shipping company Mitsui OSK Lines, was most likely already in bed. As the ship slowly broke apart in the middle of August, Mauritius’s waters and shorelines became drenched in almost 1,000 tonnes of toxic fuel, destroying the livelihood of countless fishermen and tourism workers. Other disasters are looming …

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Vessel with 130 tonnes of oil runs aground off Mauritius
3 years, 9 months ago

Vessel with 130 tonnes of oil runs aground off Mauritius

Al Jazeera  

Coastguards, floating containment lines deployed as traces of leak seen around the Chinese-flagged Lurong Yuan Yu. Mauritius has deployed its coastguard and armed forces after a Chinese-flagged trawler carrying 130 tonnes of oil ran aground off the Indian Ocean archipelago nation. It is the second shipwreck in less than a year off Mauritius after a tanker struck a reef in …

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Japanese ship company behind oil spill that led to environmental disaster in Mauritius caused by 'human error'
4 years ago

Japanese ship company behind oil spill that led to environmental disaster in Mauritius caused by 'human error'

ABC  

The Japanese operator of a bulk carrier that struck a coral reef and caused an extensive oil spill off the coast of Mauritius has said the accident occurred after the ship shifted its course closer to shore than planned so its crewmembers could get mobile phone signals. Key points: The ship ran aground in late July and began leaking oil …

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Japan's Nagashiki Apologises, Says it Supports Crew after Arrests in Mauritius Oil Spill
4 years, 4 months ago

Japan's Nagashiki Apologises, Says it Supports Crew after Arrests in Mauritius Oil Spill

News 18  

Japan's Nagashiki Shipping, the owner of a bulk carrier that ran aground in Mauritius, causing an oil spill in one of the world's most pristine environments, said Wednesday it awaited judicial decisions after two of the ship's officers were arrested. Nagashiki issued a statement on Wednesday after the arrest overnight in Mauritius of the captain and of the bulk carrier, …

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Mauritius Arrests Indian Captain of Stricken Japanese Ship that Spilled 1,000 Tonnes of Oil
4 years, 4 months ago

Mauritius Arrests Indian Captain of Stricken Japanese Ship that Spilled 1,000 Tonnes of Oil

News 18  

Authorities in Mauritius have arrested the Indian captain of the Japanese ship that ran aground near Mauritius and spilled 1,000 tons of oil on the Indian Ocean island's protected coastline. Sunil Kumar Nandeshwar, captain of the MV Wakashio and who is from India, was charged with "endangering safe navigation" and is in custody pending a bail hearing next week, Police …

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Japanese ship involved in Mauritius oil spill breaks apart
4 years, 4 months ago

Japanese ship involved in Mauritius oil spill breaks apart

Live Mint  

A Japanese bulk carrier that ran aground on a reef in Mauritius last month threatening a marine ecological disaster around the Indian Ocean island has broken apart, authorities said on Saturday. The vessel struck a coral reef on July 25, spilling about 1,000 tonnes of fuel oil and endangering corals, fish and other marine life in what some scientists have …

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Japanese Ship MV Wakashio Involved in Mauritius Oil Spill Breaks Apart
4 years, 4 months ago

Japanese Ship MV Wakashio Involved in Mauritius Oil Spill Breaks Apart

News 18  

A Japanese bulk carrier that ran aground on a reef in Mauritius last month threatening a marine ecological disaster around the Indian Ocean island has broken apart, authorities said on Saturday. “On the basis of the experts’ advice, the towing plan is being implemented.” The vessel struck a coral reef on July 25, spilling about 1,000 tonnes of fuel oil …

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Japanese ship MV Wakashio breaks up on Mauritius reef after causing oil spill
4 years, 4 months ago

Japanese ship MV Wakashio breaks up on Mauritius reef after causing oil spill

ABC  

A Japanese bulk carrier has broken apart after running aground on a reef in Mauritius last month, threatening a marine ecological disaster around the Indian Ocean island, authorities say. Key points: Part of the MV Wakashio's forward section has broken off Coral, fish and other marine life are under threat from the spill Booms have been used to try to …

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Mauritius oil spill: Conservationists race to save rare species and warn 35 years of work ‘could go’
4 years, 4 months ago

Mauritius oil spill: Conservationists race to save rare species and warn 35 years of work ‘could go’

The Independent  

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Mauritius seeks compensation as oil spill cleanup continues
4 years, 4 months ago

Mauritius seeks compensation as oil spill cleanup continues

Associated Press  

JOHANNESBURG — Mauritius says it is seeking compensation from the owners of a Japanese ship that spilled oil after it grounded in the shallow waters off the Indian Ocean island nation, while urgent efforts continue to pump out the remaining fuel. The MV Wakashio has spilled 1,000 tons of its cargo of 4,000 tons of oil into the sea, fouling …

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Mauritius Oil Spill: Volunteers plug leak from massive damaged ship; residents brace for 'worst case scenario', ecological impact to follow
4 years, 4 months ago

Mauritius Oil Spill: Volunteers plug leak from massive damaged ship; residents brace for 'worst case scenario', ecological impact to follow

Firstpost  

Clean-up crews, volunteers are scrambling to contain the ecological disaster, with further damage to the ship expected due to bad weather. The MV Wakashio ship’s hull struck a coral reef off the island on 25 July, and it has been aground ever since, but only began leaking oil over the past few days, BBC reported. The nation’s Prime Minister Pravind …

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Mauritius scrambles to counter oil spill from grounded ship
4 years, 4 months ago

Mauritius scrambles to counter oil spill from grounded ship

Associated Press  

JOHANNESBURG — Anxious residents of the Indian Ocean island nation of Mauritius stuffed fabric sacks with sugar cane leaves Saturday to create makeshift oil spill barriers as tons of fuel leaking from a grounded ship put endangered wildlife in further peril. “Why that ship has been sitting for long on that coral reef and nothing being done.” This is the …

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