A general view shows the bulk carrier ship MV Wakashio, that ran aground on a reef, at Riviere des Creoles, Mauritius, in this handout image obtained by Reuters on Aug 11, 2020. TOKYO: The clean-up of a massive oil spill in August from a vessel off Mauritius will likely be mostly completed by January, the bulk carrier's owner, Japan's Nagashiki Shipping, said on Thursday .
Of the roughly 1,000 tonnes that spilled from the Panamanian-flagged MV Wakashio, all of the oil that had been floating in the ocean had been recovered, Nagashiki Shipping said in a statement.Work to remove the oil along approximately 30km of coastline was proceeding smoothly and would likely be completed by January, it said.
The vessel, chartered by Mitsui OSK Lines Ltd , ran aground on a reef in Mauritius on Jul 25 and began leaking oil on Aug 6. The spilled oil had spread over a vast area of endangered corals, affecting fish and other marine life in what some scientists have called the Indian Ocean island's worst ecological disaster.
Nagashiki Shipping also said the planned removal of the rear portion of the vessel would begin in late December and last several months.Source: Reuters
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