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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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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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