MV Wakashio News

Sunken Ship’s Captain and 1st Officer Sentenced to 20 Months in Mauritian Prison

The captain and first officer of a dry bulk carrier, which triggered the biggest environmental disaster in Mauritius, have been sentenced to 20 months in prison in the Indian Ocean island nation. Sunil Kumar Nandeshwar, the captain, and Subodha Tilakaratna, …

Mauritius Oil Spill Disaster Caused by Lack of Safety Awareness, Admits Shipowner

TOKYO — Japan’s Nagashiki Shipping said on Friday [Dec. 18] the grounding of one of its large bulk carriers that caused an ecological disaster in Mauritius was due to a lack of safety awareness and a failure to follow rules …

Japan Offers Mauritius ‘Unprecedented’ Support in Oil Ship Accident

Japan has told Mauritius it would offer support on an “unprecedented scale,” Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi said on Monday, after a Japanese-owned ship struck a coral reef off the country’s southeast coast in late July and spilled oil. Motegi was …

Japan Ship Behind Oil Spill in Mauritius Deviated From Regular Shipping Lane

The Japanese-owned bulk carrier that ran aground off Mauritius and spilled oil over pristine waters and fragile coral reefs diverted more than 100 kilometers from a regular shipping lane, data from a maritime analysis firm showed. The MV Wakashio, owned …