Mauritius declares state of emergency as wrecked ship leaks oil into ocean – By Christen McCurdy (UPI) / Aug 8 2020
A handout satellite image made available by MAXAR Technologies shows the MV Wakashio, a bulk carrier ship that recently ran aground off the southeast coast of Mauritius, on Friday.The ship is leaking a considerable amount of oil into the ocean and the oil slick is drifting northwest and to the shore. EPA-EFE/MAXAR TECHNOLOGIES / HANDOUT
The island nation of Mauritius declared a state of environmental emergency Friday after a wrecked ship offshore began breaking up, leaking into the ocean.
The vessel, MV Wakashio, was sailing from China to Brazil when it hit coral reefs near Pointe d’Esny when ran aground of a reef off the Indian Ocean and its crew evacuated July 25.
But the ship has since begun leaking oil into the surrounding waters.
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