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MV Wakashio oil spill
2020 oil spillage event on the Mauritius coast arising from a grounded bulk carrier / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The MV Wakashio oil spill occurred after the Japanese-controlled bulk carrier Wakashio ran aground on a coral reef on 25 July 2020 at around 16:00 UTC. The ship began to leak fuel oil in the following weeks, and broke apart in mid August. Although much of the oil on board Wakashio was pumped out before she broke in half, an estimated 1,000 tonnes of oil spilled into the ocean in what was called by some scientists the worst environmental disaster ever in Mauritius. Two weeks after the incident, the Mauritian government declared the incident a national emergency.[1]
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Location | Offshore of Pointe d'Esny, south of Mauritius |
Coordinates | 20°26′17.23″S 57°44′40.67″E |
Date | 25 July 2020 (25 July 2020) |
Cause | |
Cause | Grounding of MV Wakashio |
Operator | Mitsui O.S.K. Lines |
Spill characteristics | |
Volume | 1,000 metric tons fuel oil |
Area | 27 km2 (10 sq mi) |
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