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· Mauritius has sought compensation from the owners of the cargo carrier that spilled oil off its coast. The oil slick caused the island nation’s worst ever ecological disaster
· Strong currents are pushing the oil slick toward Riviere des Creoles and to other places, which can accentuate the ecological disaster
· Chartered by Mitsui OSK Lines, the 300 metre long ship was travelling to Brazil from China carrying 3 894 tons of low-sulfur fuel, 207 tons of diesel and 90 tons of lubricant
Mauritius has sought compensation from the owners of the cargo carrier that spilled oil off its coast. The oil slick caused the island nation’s worst ever ecological disaster. Sources said that the government would ensure that the insurance company of MV Wakashio, which spilled the oil as it struck aground, to compensate the state and any other entity or person affected by the calamity, Prime Minister Pravind Kumar Jugnauth said in a statement to parliament. Strong currents are pushing the oil slick toward Riviere des Creoles and to other places, which can accentuate the ecological disaster.
Chartered by Mitsui OSK Lines, the 300 metre long ship was travelling to Brazil from China carrying 3 894 tons of low-sulfur fuel, 207 tons of diesel and 90 tons of lubricant. The bulk carrier designed to transport cargo, such as iron ore is lying outside a lagoon.
Earlier, the nation’s lawmakers criticized the government for taking too long to start removing fuel from the vessel. They also questioned why it came too close to the coast in the first place.
