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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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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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Ship owner pledges to respond \'sincerely\' to Mauritius\' compensation claim
4 years, 4 months ago

Ship owner pledges to respond \'sincerely\' to Mauritius\' compensation claim

Deccan Chronicle  

Tokyo: The Japanese owner of a cargo ship that leaked massive amounts of oil after running aground off Mauritius has pledged to "sincerely" respond to requests for compensation over damage to the marine environment. "We are deeply conscious of our responsibility as a party directly involved in the case," said Kiyoaki Nagashiki, president of Nagashiki Shipping, which owns the stricken …

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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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Japanese operators of bulk carrier leaking oil off Mauritius apologise for causing environmental disaster
4 years, 4 months ago

Japanese operators of bulk carrier leaking oil off Mauritius apologise for causing environmental disaster

ABC  

The operator of a Japanese bulk carrier which ran aground off Mauritius in the Indian Ocean has apologised for a major oil spill which officials and environmentalists say is creating an ecological disaster. Key points: Japan will dispatch a six-person disaster relief team to help with removing the oil spill At least 1,000 tonnes of oil is estimated to have …

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Mauritius declares emergency as stranded ship spills fuel
4 years, 4 months ago

Mauritius declares emergency as stranded ship spills fuel

Associated Press  

JOHANNESBURG — The Indian Ocean island of Mauritius has declared a “state of environmental emergency” after a Japanese-owned ship that ran aground offshore days ago began spilling tons of fuel. Prime Minister Pravind Jugnauth announced the development late Friday as satellite images showed a dark slick spreading in the turquoise waters near environmental areas that the government called “very sensitive.” …

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Mauritius declares environmental emergency as stranded ship spills fuel
4 years, 4 months ago

Mauritius declares environmental emergency as stranded ship spills fuel

Deccan Chronicle  

Johannesburg: The Indian Ocean island of Mauritius has declared a “state of environmental emergency” after a Japanese-owned ship that ran aground offshore days ago began spilling tons of fuel. Prime Minister Pravind Jugnauth announced the development late Friday as satellite images showed a dark slick spreading in the turquoise waters near environmental areas that the government called “very sensitive.” Mauritius …

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