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07 Aug 2020 / Mauritius
Mauritius is facing an environmental disaster after a grounded vessel bunker tanker began leaking bunker fuel in the southern part of the island yesterday (6 August).
The vessel ran aground off Pointe d’Esny, on the south-east coast of the island, on July 25 during a voyage from China to Brazil via Singapore.
The starboard side of the tanker has been breached and a significant amount of fuel oil has escaped into the sea. Oil prevention measures are in place and an oil boom has been deployed around the vessel.
Ecologists fear the ship could break up, which would cause an even greater leak and inflict potentially catastrophic damage on the island's coastline. Pointe d'Esny is listed under the Ramsar Convention on Wetlands of International Importance.
(For information about operations in Mauritius, contact the GAC Dubai Hub Agency Centre at [email protected])
Source: Mauritius Shipping Corporation Ltd – GAC agent