Stricken ship behind oil spill sunk off Mauritius

The operation was successful and two tugboats last week began towing the larger, forward section of the vessel some 15km out into the open ocean, where it has been sunk to a depth of 3,180m."The planned sinking of the stem section of the casualty has been completed and at around 3.30pm was no longer visible on the sea surface," read a statement from the crisis committee.

More than 1,000 tonnes of oil spilled into the pristine waters that have long been a major draw for honeymooners, and contain precious mangroves and coral reefs. Last week a team of British scientists arrived to co-ordinate an impact assessment on what damage has been done to the island and how to help the eco-system recover.and France are also on the ground assisting the archipelago nation in the wake of the spill.

Senior British marine monitoring scientist Dr Sue Ware told AFP the team would help"determine the footprint of the oil both on the shoreline and ... whether it has managed to reach any areas of the seabed" and how it has impacted mangroves, coral reefs and different marine species. She said efforts by Mauritius to place booms in the water appeared to have been successful in preventing oil from reaching the protected Blue Bay wetlands area.Officials have yet to reveal why the ship, which was making its way from Singapore to Brazil, came so close to the island.

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