Mauritius to seek compensation after oil spill off its coast

11 August 2020 - 22:10Bulk carrier MV Wakashio, belonging to a Japanese company but Panamanian-flagged, lies off Riviere des Creoles, Mauritius, August 11 2020. Picture: REUTERS/SUMEET MUDHOO/L'EXPRESS MAURICE

More than half of about 1,000 tonnes of fuel that leaked from the MV Wakashio has yet to be removed from the sea and coast. About 1,020 tonnes of oil has been transferred from the big ship to small tankers, and crews are working to remove more than 1,500 tonnes that still remains, Nagashiki Shipping, which owns the vessel, said on Tuesday.

The government “will ensure that the insurance company of MV Wakashio compensates the state and any other entity or person affected by the calamity”, Prime Minister Pravind Kumar Jugnauth said in a statement to parliament.The ship hit a reef off the southeastern coast of Mauritius on July 25 and began leaking oil almost two weeks later. Mauritius could not intervene immediately because of rough seas and a lack of resources, according to Jugnauth.

The 300m-long ship, chartered by Mitsui OSK Lines, was en route to Brazil from China carrying low-sulfur fuel, diesel and lubricant. The bulk carrier designed to transport cargoes such as iron ore is outside a lagoon, data compiled by Bloomberg show.

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