This aerial view taken on 8 August shows a large patch of leaked oil and the vessel MV Wakashio, belonging to a Japanese company but Panamanian-flagged, that ran aground near Blue Bay Marine Park off the coast of south-east Mauritius. (AFP via Getty)
‘Nightmare’ oil spill in Mauritius
A Japanese-owned ship is spilling oil into the coral reefs and pristine lagoons of Mauritius. More than 1,000 tonnes of fuel has escaped from the MV Wakashio since it ran aground on 25 July. It still has 2,500 tonnes of oil onboard, and experts warn that it is likely to break up. “Never in my wildest nightmares would I have imagined something like this,” said Vikash Tatayah, director of the Mauritian Wildlife Foundation.
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