But environmentalists seek explanation for the deaths of 27 dolphins following an oil spill from a Japanese ship. Dead dolphins that washed up in Mauritius…
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Mauritius to scuttle oil-spill tanker, Japanese owner apologises
NAIROBI (REUTERS) – Mauritius said on Wednesday (Aug 19) it planned to scuttle the Japanese-owned bulk carrier that ran aground off its shores and spilled…
Mauritius arrests captain of ship in oil spill
PORT LOUIS, MAURITIUS (AFP) – Mauritian authorities on Tuesday (Aug 18) arrested the Indian captain of a Japanese-owned ship which ran aground off the island…
Grounded ship leaking oil off Mauritius coast splits into two
PORT LOUIS (Mauritius) • A ship that has leaked more than 1,000 tons of oil in pristine waters off the Mauritius coast has split into…
Japanese ship involved in Mauritius oil spill breaks apart, threatening ecological disaster
PORT LOUIS (REUTERS) – A Japanese bulk carrier that ran aground on a reef in Mauritius last month threatening a marine ecological disaster around the…
Mauritius braces as oil-oozing ship off coast breaks apart
PORT LOUIS, MAURITIUS (AFP) – A ship that has leaked more than 1,000 tonnes of oil in pristine waters off the Mauritius coast appeared to…
Why the Mauritius oil spill is so serious
The amount of oil spilled from the Japanese-owned ship nearby the lagoons and coastal areas of south-east Mauritius is relatively low compared to the big…
Anxious Mauritians use hair to stem Japanese ship's oil spill
NAIROBI (Reuters) – Mauritians are making floating booms of human hair and leaves in a round-the-clock scramble to mop up oil leaking from a grounded…
Ship aground off Mauritius begins leaking oil
The island nation of Mauritius has declared a state of emergency after a vessel offshore began leaking oil into the ocean. MV Wakashio ran aground…