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Leaking oil tanker in Mauritius splits in half spilling thousands of tonnes MORE toxic fuel into India Ocean
Aug 11, 2020
A TANKER that has been leaking oil since running aground off the coast of Mauritius last month has now broken in two.
Thousands have been battling to save the island's coastline since the Japanese-owned MV Wakashio struck a coral reef while carrying 4,000 tonnes of fuel on July 25.
Officials had previously warned that the ecological disaster already unfolding would be made far worse if the body of the ship were to split.
Speaking to reporters, Prime Minister Pravind Jugnauth said: “The boat can still break in two.
“The cracks have developed. The situation is even more serious.
"Arrangements have been made so that the part which is already underwater is towed in case of breakage.
“The part still out of the water must be stabilised because it is this which contains the bulk of the heavy oil load of the ship.”
Environmental expert Sunil Dowarkasin, who was helping the response to the disaster, added: "We will never be able to recover from this damage.
"But what we can do is try to mitigate as much as we can."
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