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Ship captain sentenced to 20 months over Mauritius oil spill
2 years, 11 months ago

Ship captain sentenced to 20 months over Mauritius oil spill

Al Jazeera  

Magistrate says captain and second-in-command were ‘irresponsible and did not deliver as they should’. A court in Mauritius has handed a 20-month jail sentence to the captain and first mate of a freighter that crashed into a coral reef last year, causing the Indian Ocean archipelago’s worst environmental disaster. The MV Wakashio, a Japanese-owned, Panamanian-flagged vessel, ran aground in July …

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The devastation of the Mauritius oil spill is still unaddressed
3 years, 10 months ago

The devastation of the Mauritius oil spill is still unaddressed

Al Jazeera  

Mauritius is known to most people as a popular holiday destination because of its gorgeous beaches, volcanic rocks, its fragile ecosystems of mangrove forests, coral atolls, underwater coral reefs, seagrass, and historic forts. In the months since the tragedy struck Mauritius, instead of ensuring full transparency over the fallout of the oil spill and taking urgent steps to ensure it …

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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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Avoiding Mauritius Oil Spill-like Situation, India Rushes Fire Retardant to Battle Tanker Blaze Near Sri Lanka
4 years, 3 months ago

Avoiding Mauritius Oil Spill-like Situation, India Rushes Fire Retardant to Battle Tanker Blaze Near Sri Lanka

News 18  

India on Tuesday sent fresh supplies of firefighting chemicals to help battle a new blaze on a stricken tanker loaded with a massive cargo of crude oil off Sri Lanka’s eastern coast. Ramping up the rescue effort, an Indian Coast Guard aircraft was expected to bring dry chemical powder on Tuesday, which would then be dropped by helicopters on the …

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2 dead, 2 missing after Mauritius oil spill clean-up boats collide
4 years, 3 months ago

2 dead, 2 missing after Mauritius oil spill clean-up boats collide

Deccan Chronicle  

PORT LOUIS: The prime minister of Mauritius said Tuesday two sailors were dead and two others missing after a tugboat assisting in a major oil spill clean-up off the Indian Ocean island collided with a barge. "It is tragic that we lost two of the tugboat crew, while two others are still missing," Prime Minister Pravind Jugnauth said after visiting …

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Blind Dolphins, 78 Fish Species at Risk: As Mauritius Battles Oil Spill, Experts Say Full Impact Yet to Unfold
4 years, 3 months ago

Blind Dolphins, 78 Fish Species at Risk: As Mauritius Battles Oil Spill, Experts Say Full Impact Yet to Unfold

News 18  

Fishermen battled on Sunday to save dozens of injured dolphins washed ashore in Mauritius where in recent days at least 40 of the animals were found dead in a lagoon near the site of an oil spill from a Japanese bulk carrier which struck a coral reef. Yasfeer Heenaye, a fisherman near Pointe aux Feuilles on the island’s eastern shore, …

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39 dolphins, 3 whales wash up on Mauritius after oil spill
4 years, 3 months ago

39 dolphins, 3 whales wash up on Mauritius after oil spill

Deccan Chronicle  

Johannesburg: The number of dead dolphins that have washed ashore on the Indian Ocean island nation of Mauritius after an oil spill has risen to 39, the government said Friday, ahead of protests this weekend against authorities’ handling of the disaster at sea. The dolphins began washing up this week, several days after some 1,000 tons of fuel spilled from …

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Dead dolphins blamed on oil spill, thousands protest against government inaction in Mauritius
4 years, 3 months ago

Dead dolphins blamed on oil spill, thousands protest against government inaction in Mauritius

ABC  

Thousands of people have protested in the capital of Mauritius over the government's handling of an oil spill from a grounded Japanese ship and the alarming discovery of dozens of dead dolphins in recent days. Key points: At least 39 dead dolphins have washed ashore Experts fear chemicals from the oil spill may be to blame A Japanese ship struck …

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39 dolphins, 3 whales wash up on Mauritius after oil spill
4 years, 3 months ago

39 dolphins, 3 whales wash up on Mauritius after oil spill

Associated Press  

JOHANNESBURG — The number of dead dolphins that have washed ashore on the Indian Ocean island nation of Mauritius after an oil spill has risen to 39, the government said Friday, ahead of protests this weekend against authorities’ handling of the disaster at sea. The dolphins began washing up this week, several days after some 1,000 tons of fuel spilled …

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Stricken Japanese ship behind devastating Mauritius oil spill successfully sunk in open ocean
4 years, 3 months ago

Stricken Japanese ship behind devastating Mauritius oil spill successfully sunk in open ocean

Firstpost  

Officials have yet to reveal why the ship, which was making its way from Singapore to Brazil, came so close to the island. The broken stem of a Japanese-owned ship which ran aground causing a devastating oil spill in pristine waters off Mauritius, has been successfully sunk in the open ocean, the national crisis committee said Monday. The MV Wakashio …

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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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India sends technical equipment, 10-member team to Mauritius to help contain oil spill
4 years, 4 months ago

India sends technical equipment, 10-member team to Mauritius to help contain oil spill

Firstpost  

Mauritian Prime Minister Pravind Jugnauth declared a state of environmental emergency and requested for assistance after a Japanese ship leaked hundreds of tonnes of oil off the country’s coast New Delhi: India has sent 30 tonnes of technical equipment and material on board an IAF aircraft to Mauritius to help the country contain an oil spill on its pristine south-east …

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India sends team to Mauritius to tackle oil spill
4 years, 4 months ago

India sends team to Mauritius to tackle oil spill

Live Mint  

India has sent technical equipment and a team of specialists to Mauritius to help local authorities deal with an environmental crisis after an oil spill from a Japanese ship, a government official said on Sunday. A Japanese bulk carrier struck a coral reef off the Indian Ocean island nation on July 25, spilling about 1,000 tonnes of fuel oil and …

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India sends team to Mauritius to assist in oil spill
4 years, 4 months ago

India sends team to Mauritius to assist in oil spill

Live Mint  

NEW DELHI: India has sent technical equipment and a team of specialists to Mauritius to help local authorities deal with an environmental crisis after an oil spill from a Japanese ship, a government official said on Sunday. A Japanese bulk carrier struck a coral reef off the Indian Ocean island nation on July 25, spilling about 1,000 tonnes of fuel …

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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  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy More than three decades of …

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Grounded ship emptied of oil, but heavy damage for Mauritius
4 years, 4 months ago

Grounded ship emptied of oil, but heavy damage for Mauritius

Associated Press  

JOHANNESBURG — Almost all the remaining oil has been pumped from a Japanese ship that ran aground off Mauritius, but its initial spill of 1,000 tons of fuel has severely damaged the Indian Ocean island’s coral reefs and once pristine coast, environmental groups said Thursday. “The damage to the coral reefs may be irreversible.” Owner Nagashiki Shipping said in a …

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Protected wetlands in Mauritius marred by oil spill boast mangrove forests, coral species
4 years, 4 months ago

Protected wetlands in Mauritius marred by oil spill boast mangrove forests, coral species

Firstpost  

Mangroves, seagrass meadows and macro algae in Bay Beach are home to 72 fish species, endangered turtle, and a nursing ground for fish. The oil spill off the coast of Mauritius has imperilled protected wetlands that boast rare mangrove forests and scores of fish and coral species. The bulk carrier MV Wakashio, which struck a reef on July 25, has …

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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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Mauritians join hands to contain oil spill in country’s ‘sensitive’ coastline
4 years, 4 months ago

Mauritians join hands to contain oil spill in country’s ‘sensitive’ coastline

Deccan Chronicle  

Johannesburg: Thousands of students, environmental activists and residents of Mauritius were working around the clock Sunday, trying to reduce the damage to the Indian Ocean island from an oil spill after a ship ran aground on a coral reef. “The people of Mauritius, thousands and thousands, have come out to try to prevent as much damage as possible,” said Dowarkasing, …

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Mauritius Races To Contain Oil Spill, Protect Coastline
4 years, 4 months ago

Mauritius Races To Contain Oil Spill, Protect Coastline

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING JOHANNESBURG — Thousands of students, environmental activists and residents of Mauritius were working around the clock Sunday, trying to reduce the damage to the Indian Ocean island from an oil spill after a ship ran aground on a coral reef. This photo provided by the French Defense Ministry shows oil leaking from the MV Wakashio, a bulk …

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