Sad news, an
oil spill disaster is unfolding in Mauritius.
The MV Wakashio ran aground on a
coral reef July 25 on a reef and was carrying nearly 4,000 tons of
fuel. This is the country's first
oil spill, he said, adding that perhaps no one expected the ship to break apart. For days, residents peered out at the precariously tilted ship as a
salvage team arrived and began to
work, but ocean waves kept battering the ship.
Heavy winds are expected to push the
oil slick even farther along the mainland's shore. A Mauritius Meteorological Services
forecast for Sunday has advised that seas will be rough with swells beyond the
reefs and "ventures in the open seas are not advised." The starboard side bunker tank of the vessel has been breached.
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