The Japanese tanker that ran around Mauritius and threatened an environmental disaster has stopped leaking, but there is a danger that the ship will break in two. Prime Minister Pravind Jugnauth confirmed in a television briefing on Tuesday that there has been no more spillage from tanker MV Wakashio since …
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NAIROBI (Reuters) – Mauritians make floating bombs of human hair and leaves in a round clock to leak oil from a grounded Japanese ship on its pristine shores of the Indian Ocean. FILE PHOTO: A satellite image shows the MV Wakashio ship and the oil spill off the southeast coast …
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The French government called it a terrorist attack, although no group has claimed responsibility. Unidentified gunmen attacked the group on August 9 in the Kouré region, about 50 kilometers from the capital Niamey. The victims, who are both French and Nigerian citizens of ACTED and IMPACT aid organizations, were “senseless …
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PORT LOUIS (Reuters) – Fuel plays from a Japanese bulk carrier that ran aground on a reef in Mauritius two weeks ago, causing an ecological disaster that endangers corals, fish and other marine life around the island of the Indian Ocean, say officials and environmentalists. FILE PHOTO: A satellite image …
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A ship that capsized Mauritius was leaking tons of oil into the ocean, the prime minister said, threatening an even greater ecological and economic disaster for the island nation. More than 1,000 tons of fuel has been soured from bulk carrier MV Wakashio in the azure blue sea off southeast …
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