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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Police in Mauritius ready to board a ground ship leaking tons of oil into its crystal clear waters as cleaning crews face a growing ecological disaster on the unspoiled shores of the archipelago. The ship’s captain, a 58-year-old Indian national, will accompany officers on the search, police said. Twenty crew …
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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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Anxious residents of the Indian Ocean nation Mauritius have stuffed dustbins with sugar leaves to create easy oil spill barriers, as tons of fuel leaking from a ground ship ship puts endangered wildlife at further risk. The government declared on Saturday an environmental need because satellite images showed a dark …
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