Japan ramps up aid to Mauritius after oil spill

Japan is sending a second team of experts to help clean up more than 1,000 tonnes of oil that leaked from a Japanese-owned bulk carrier into ...

The MV Wakashio ran aground on a coral reef on Jul 25 and began oozing oil more than a week later before splitting in two at the weekend. PORT LOUIS, Mauritius: Japan is sending a second team of experts to help clean up more than 1,000 tonnes of oil that leaked from a Japanese-owned bulk carrier into pristine waters off the coast of Mauritius.

"The oil spill has caused serious damage over the South East coastal environment of Mauritius and will have an inevitable impact on the country's tourism industry as well," the statement said. Both the Mauritian and Japanese governments have come under fire for not doing more immediately to prevent a large-scale spill.

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