The amount of oil spilled from the Japanese-owned ship nearby the lagoons and coastal areas of south-east Mauritius is relatively low compared to the big oil spills the world has seen in the past ...

The recent oil spill off the island of Mauritius has brought the dangers of moving large quantities of oil by sea back under the spotlight. The Japanese-operated MV Wakashio ran aground off the ...

As Mauritius battles to contain the spread of oil, putting a price on the potentially irreversible environmental impact will inevitably raise questions. For small states, oil spills are national ...

“Now this might all be killed again by the oil spill.” A French military transport aircraft was carrying pollution control equipment to Mauritius and a navy vessel with additional material ...

Locals and rescue teams joined forces to contain the oil spill from a stranded Japanese tanker off the coast of Mauritius. As aerial video shows extensive damage, the country’s prime minister ...

"Local communities in Mauritius have been aware of oil contamination in the mangrove wetlands since the Wakashio spill, but no official confirmation had been made regarding the source," Dr.

The vessel struck a coral reef on July 25, spilling about 1,000 tonnes of fuel oil and endangering ... impact of the spill is still unfolding, but the damage could affect Mauritius and its tourism ...

An ecological catastrophe is unfolding in Mauritius, as oil continues to spill from a Japanese bulk carrier that struck a reef off its coast on July 25, writes Susan Price. Fuel spilling from a ...

Anxious residents of the Indian Ocean island nation of Mauritius stuffed fabric sacks with sugar cane leaves Saturday to create makeshift oil spill barriers as tons of fuel leaking from a grounded ...

The dolphins have been dying in an area affected by an oil spill caused when the Japanese ship, the MV Wakashio, struck a coral reef last month. At least 40 dolphins have mysteriously died in an ...