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 ...

Africa Live: News and views from the continent Why the Mauritius oil spill is so serious What is Mauritius like? Mauritian Prime Minister Pravind Jugnauth said in recent days that more than 3,000 ...

Prime Minister Pravind Jugnauth said Mauritius will seek compensation for the extensive environmental damage from the Wakashio’s owner, Nagashiki Shipping. He has declared the oil spill a ...

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 ...

A Japanese bulk carrier that ran aground off Mauritius and has leaked at least an estimated 1,000 tons of oil, passed the latest annual inspection in March with no problems, Japan’s ClassNK ...

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 ...

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 ...

It's feared a major fuel spill has occurred in the Pacific Ocean after the grounding, fire and sinking of a New Zealand navy ...

Huntington Beach officials announced the city would receive a $5.25-million settlement from Amplify for the 2021 spill of ...

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 ...

Sunil Kumar Nandeshwar, captain of the MV Wakashio and who is from India, was charged with “endangering safe navigation” and is in custody pending a bail hearing next week, Police inspector ...

A massive oil spill from an overturned vessel off the coast of Trinidad and Tobago is "not under control," Prime Minister Keith Rowley said Sunday. Venezuela Oil Giant Says 80 Percent Of Oil Spill ...