Rescue teams are racing to pump an estimated 3,000 metric tons of oil from a Japanese bulk carrier stranded on a coral reef off Mauritius before the ship breaks up entirely
Some 1,000 tons of fuel have seeped into the ocean. Now rescue teams are trying to siphon the remaining cargo before it is too late.
A large slick of oil seeped from the MV Wakashio on Thursday after it ran aground off the coast of southeast Mauritius in July.Rescue teams are racing to pump an estimated 3,000 metric tons of oil from a Japanese-operated bulk carrier stranded on a coral reef off Mauritius before the ship breaks up entirely.
The 984-foot-long MV Wakashio is slowly coming apart after running aground on July 25. Already, more than 1,000 metric tons of bunker fuel have spilled out, polluting coral reefs, lagoons and pristine shoreline along the Indian Ocean island’s southeast coast.
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