Port Louis, Mauritius — A ship that has leaked more than 1,000 tons of oil in pristine waters off the coast of Mauritius has split in two. The bulk carrier MV Wakashio ran aground on a coral reef off ...

JOHANNESBURG — The Indian Ocean island of Mauritius declared a “state of environmental emergency” late Friday after a Japanese-owned ship that ran aground offshore days ago began spilling tons of fuel ...

MAURITIUS — Within minutes of hearing about the oil spill, David Sauvage raced to the waterfront. The MV Wakashio, a Japanese-owned ship heading to Brazil and carrying an estimated 4,000 metric tons ...

A ship that has leaked tons of oil off the coast of Mauritius has split apart, authorities said on Saturday. “At around 4.30 pm, a major detachment of the vessel’s forward section was observed,” the ...

[PORT LOUIS] A ship that has leaked more than 1,000 tonnes of oil in pristine waters off the Mauritius coast appeared to be breaking apart Saturday. The Japanese-owned MV Wakashio struck the reef on ...

A Japanese bulk carrier that struck a coral reef last month off the Mauritius coast broke apart Saturday afternoon, the country’s National Crisis Committee said in a statement. Images taken by the ...

TOKYO (AFP) - The Japanese operator of a ship that leaked oil off the Mauritius coast pledged on Friday (Sept 11) to pay at least one billion yen (S$12.8 million) to help restore areas affected by the ...

The massive cargo ship leaking fuel into the ocean near the island of Mauritius for more than a week split in half Saturday, according to authorities. The bulk of the remaining oil on the Japanese ...

PORT LOUIS, MAURITIUS (AFP) - A ship that has leaked more than 1,000 tonnes of oil in pristine waters off the Mauritius coast appeared to be breaking apart on Saturday (Aug 15). The Japanese-owned MV ...

The split was caused by a crack in a cargo hold on the stern side, the ship's operator said AFP / STRINGER A ship that has leaked more than 1,000 tonnes of oil in pristine waters off the coast of ...

PORT LOUIS, Mauritius — A ship that has leaked more than 1,000 tonnes of oil in pristine waters off the coast of Mauritius has split in two. The bulk carrier MV Wakashio ran aground on a coral reef ...