Mauritius oil spill ship operator to pay $9.4 million
The Japanese operator of a boat that spilled oil off the coast of Mauritius has pledged $9.4 million in funds to help clean-up and recovery...
‘Heartwrenching’: at least 40 dolphins dead near Mauritius oil spill
At least 40 dolphins have mysteriously died in an area of Mauritius affected by an oil spill from a Japanese boat, officials and witnesses said...
18 whales die in Mauritius stranding
Some of the whales appeared to have injuries Beekash Roopun L'Express Maurice/AFP Eighteen melon-headed whales washed up on the shores of Mauritius on Wednesday, the...
Mauritius arrests captain of ship that caused major oil spill after running aground
© Sumeet Mudhoo L'Express Maurice/AFP Mauritian authorities on Tuesday arrested the Indian captain of a Japanese-owned ship wrecked off the island nation's coast, spewing tonnes...
India sends team to Mauritius to assist in oil spill
FILE PHOTO: A general view shows the bulk carrier ship MV Wakashio, that ran aground on a reef, at Riviere des Creoles, Mauritius, in this...
Ship that caused Mauritius oil spill breaks apart
A Japanese bulk carrier that ran aground on a reef in Mauritius last month threatening a marine ecological disaster around the Indian Ocean island has...
Japan to send team to Mauritius to help assess damage from oil spill
A section of the bulk carrier ship MV Wakashio, belonging to a Japanese company but Panamanian-flagged, ran aground on a reef, is pictured at the...
Japanese shipping company says Mauritius government has requested compensation
The Japanese shipping company that owns the bulk carrier that struck a coral reef off of Mauritius and leaked some 1,000 tonnes of oil said...
‘Massive poisonous shock’: Scientists fear lasting impact from Mauritius oil spill
Some corals have lived for centuries at the fringes of Mauritius. Now smothered for days in heavy fuel oil spilled from a wrecked Japanese tanker...
The Japan firms behind Mauritius oil-leak ship
The MV Wakashio ran aground off Mauritius in July and is leaking fuel into the island's pristine coral-filled waters Sumeet Mudhoo L'Express Maurice/AFP/File The Japanese...
UN experts arrive in Mauritius to assist in oil spill
Some 1,180 tonnes of fuel has leaked from the MV Wakashio Sumeet Mudhoo L'Express Maurice/AFP A team of United Nations experts arrived on the island...
Mauritius races to clean up oil as ship leaking fuel breaks up
More than 1,000 tonnes has already oozed from the stranded ship, causing untold damage to protected marine parks and fishing grounds that are the backbone...