Authorities in Mauritius fear a damaged Japanese cargo ship carrying 4,000 metric tons of oil and diesel could break and cause an environmental disaster in the waters around the Indian Ocean island nation
The MV Wakashio, a bulk commodities vessel owned by Nagashiki Shipping Co. and operated by Mitsui OSK Lines, ran aground off the island on July 25, leaving a gaping crack along one side and triggering the leak of 1,000 metric tons of bunker fuel so far along a reef designated by a United Nations agency as a protected site.
Nagashiki Shipping has deployed two tankers to pump the fuel from the Wakashio. Over the past week, locals used straw brooms and sugar cane leaves in an attempt to clean away the spilled oil. Teams from France and Japan are helping control the spill, with French teams dispatching oil-catching nets, pumps and other equipment from Reunion Island, about 124 miles west of Mauritius.
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