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 ...

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 ...

JOHANNESBURG--A disastrous oil spill from a Japanese-owned cargo ship in the pristine waters of the scenic Mauritius coastline now stretches 10 kilometers north of where the vessel ran aground on ...

The MV Wakashio, owned by Japan’s Nagashiki Shipping, began spilling oil on Aug ... the full impact of the spill is still unfolding but that the damage could affect Mauritius and its tourism ...