Mauritius declares emergency as stranded ship spills fuel

This photo taken and provided by Georges de La Tremoille of Mu Press shows oil leaking from the MV Wakashio, a bulk carrier ship that recently ran aground off the southeast coast of Mauritius, Friday, Aug. 7, 2020. JOHANNESBURG -- The Indian Ocean island of Mauritius has declared a "state of environmental emergency" after a Japanese-owned ship that ran aground offshore days ago began spilling tons of fuel.

Jugnauth said his government had appealed to France for help, saying the spill "represents a danger" for the country of some 1.3 million people that relies heavily on tourism and has been been hit hard by the effects of the coronavirus pandemic. Videos posted online showed oily waters lapping at the shore, and a man running a stick across the water's surface and lifting it, dripping black goo.

A separate French statement from Reunion said a military transport aircraft would carry pollution control equipment to Mauritius and a navy vessel with additional material would set sail for the island nation. Government statements in recent days said the ship ran aground July 25 and the National Coast Guard received no distress call. The ship's owners were listed as the Japanese companies Okiyo Maritime Corporation and Nagashiki Shipping Co. Ltd.

It added: "Nagashiki Shipping takes its environmental responsibilities extremely seriously and will take every effort with partner agencies and contractors to protect the marine environment and prevent further pollution."

Eastern Canada still imports oil in this fashion. They are complicit in this environmental catastrophe.

How does this happen?

Canada needs to end it's foreign oil addiction and buy Canadian.

It's like mother nature keeps saying 'no, no keep this shit in the ground'

So sad. That beautiful azure water. I pray they can clean up the oil.

Deliberately done...

One more reason to quit oil

Who contracted that boat to ship oil? What were the departure and destination locations? How did they stray off course? Why was it that close to an island?

I'm pretty sure that's oil.

Awful ☹️☹️☹️☹️

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