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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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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