# satellite mauritiusoilspill mauritius

New imagery collected today, August 18th, of the MV shows the ship now in two distinct pieces and the larger portion being towed away by two tug boats from the coral reefs.

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2020-08-18

New images taken today, August 12, 2020, of the Japanese-owned ship, MV that ran aground at Pointe d'Esny, in late July. A massive clean-up operation has been launched from the shore since oil began leaking.

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2020-08-13

Mauritius declares a state of environmental emergency over the oil spillage caused by Japanese-owned carrier, MV Wakashio.

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2020-08-08

Mauritius is facing an environmental crisis after the MV Wakashio that ran aground in July had its hull cracked, causing an oil spill.

It’s destroying marine biodiversity and threatens to upend lives & livelihoods. Please share & donate if you can 🙏🏼

🔗 https://t.co/c0fVkSlSca

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2020-08-08

New images of MV that ran aground off the coast of The ship hit reefs near Pointe d’Esny on July 25. On today’s (Aug 7th) imagery, the ship is leaking a considerable amount of oil into the ocean & the oil slick is drifting northwest to the shore.

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2020-08-08