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Bulk Carrier That Spilled Oil Off the Mauritian Coast Breaks Up
- Crews had removed oil that remained in the bulk carrier
- Clean up continues to prevent spilled oil from spreading
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The Nagashiki Shipping Co.-owned vessel that ran aground last month and spilled oil off the Mauritian coast has broken up.
“The bigger part which was lying outside the lagoon is being towed toward the high seas,” the Shipping Ministry spokesman, Jasvin Sok Appadu, said by phone. The other part of the MV Wakashio, which contains its engine and fuel tanks, is “safe and stable.” Measures have been taken to prevent any further oil spillage, Sok Appadu said.