Mauritius Oil Spill
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Ship Captain Who Admitted To "Partying" Gets 20-Month Jail Over Oil Spill
The captain and first officer of a dry bulk carrier, which triggered the biggest environmental disaster in Mauritius, have been sentenced to 20 months in prison in the Indian Ocean island nation.
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Mauritius Oil Spill Ship Operator To Pay $9.4 Million
The Japanese operator of a ship that leaked oil off the Mauritius coast pledged Friday to pay at least $9.4 million to help restore areas affected by the spill.
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Mauritius Fishermen Battle To Save Dolphins After 40 Found Dead Near Oil Spill Site
Fishermen battled on Sunday to save dozens of injured dolphins washed ashore in Mauritius where in recent days at least 40 of the animals were found dead in a lagoon near the site of an oil spill from a Japanese bulk carrier which struck a coral reef.
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"Heartwrenching:" 40 Dolphins Found Dead In Mauritius Oil Spill Area
At least 40 dolphins have mysteriously died in an area of Mauritius affected by an oil spill from a Japanese boat, officials and witnesses said on Friday, as a witness described the moment one mother dolphin died in front of him.
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Oil Not Found In Dead Mauritius Dolphins: Preliminary Autopsy
Seventeen dead dolphins washed up on Mauritius's shore on Wednesday, a government official told Reuters, a month after an oil spill from a Japanese ship that ran aground caused a major ecological disaster in the area.
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24 Dead Dolphins Wash Up On Mauritius Beach After Japan Ship's Oil Spill
Seven more dead dolphins were found on a Mauritius beach on Thursday, a government official said, a day after 17 carcasses were washed up near an oil spill caused by a Japanese ship that struck a coral reef.
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At Least 18 Melon-Headed Whales Wash Up On Mauritius Beaches
Eighteen melon-headed whales washed up on the shores of Mauritius on Wednesday, the country's fisheries minister said, dismissing any link to a devastating oil spill earlier this month.
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Mauritius Arrests Indian Captain, Deputy Of Oil-Spill Ship
Mauritian authorities on Tuesday arrested the Indian captain of a Japanese-owned ship wrecked off the island nation's coast, spewing tonnes of oil into pristine waters, police said.
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India Sends Team To Mauritius To Assist In Oil Spill
India has sent technical equipment and a team of specialists to Mauritius to help local authorities deal with an environmental crisis after an oil spill from a Japanese ship, a government official said on Sunday.
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Ship That Oozed Oil Off Mauritius Coast Splits In Two
A ship that has leaked more than 1,000 tonnes of oil in pristine waters off the Mauritius coast has split into two, its Japanese operator said Sunday.
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Japanese Ship That Caused Mauritius Oil Spill Passed Annual Checks: Inspector
A Japanese bulk carrier that ran aground off Mauritius and has leaked at least an estimated 1,000 tonnes of oil, passed the latest annual inspection in March with no problems, Japan's ClassNK inspection body said on Tuesday.
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Mauritius Declares Emergency As Oil Spill Crisis Worsens
The prime minister of Mauritius has declared a state of environmental emergency and appealed to France for urgent assistance as oil from a grounded cargo ship spilled unabated into the island nation's protected waters.
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Ship Captain Who Admitted To "Partying" Gets 20-Month Jail Over Oil Spill
The captain and first officer of a dry bulk carrier, which triggered the biggest environmental disaster in Mauritius, have been sentenced to 20 months in prison in the Indian Ocean island nation.
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Mauritius Oil Spill Ship Operator To Pay $9.4 Million
The Japanese operator of a ship that leaked oil off the Mauritius coast pledged Friday to pay at least $9.4 million to help restore areas affected by the spill.
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Mauritius Fishermen Battle To Save Dolphins After 40 Found Dead Near Oil Spill Site
Fishermen battled on Sunday to save dozens of injured dolphins washed ashore in Mauritius where in recent days at least 40 of the animals were found dead in a lagoon near the site of an oil spill from a Japanese bulk carrier which struck a coral reef.
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"Heartwrenching:" 40 Dolphins Found Dead In Mauritius Oil Spill Area
At least 40 dolphins have mysteriously died in an area of Mauritius affected by an oil spill from a Japanese boat, officials and witnesses said on Friday, as a witness described the moment one mother dolphin died in front of him.
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Oil Not Found In Dead Mauritius Dolphins: Preliminary Autopsy
Seventeen dead dolphins washed up on Mauritius's shore on Wednesday, a government official told Reuters, a month after an oil spill from a Japanese ship that ran aground caused a major ecological disaster in the area.
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24 Dead Dolphins Wash Up On Mauritius Beach After Japan Ship's Oil Spill
Seven more dead dolphins were found on a Mauritius beach on Thursday, a government official said, a day after 17 carcasses were washed up near an oil spill caused by a Japanese ship that struck a coral reef.
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At Least 18 Melon-Headed Whales Wash Up On Mauritius Beaches
Eighteen melon-headed whales washed up on the shores of Mauritius on Wednesday, the country's fisheries minister said, dismissing any link to a devastating oil spill earlier this month.
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Mauritius Arrests Indian Captain, Deputy Of Oil-Spill Ship
Mauritian authorities on Tuesday arrested the Indian captain of a Japanese-owned ship wrecked off the island nation's coast, spewing tonnes of oil into pristine waters, police said.
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India Sends Team To Mauritius To Assist In Oil Spill
India has sent technical equipment and a team of specialists to Mauritius to help local authorities deal with an environmental crisis after an oil spill from a Japanese ship, a government official said on Sunday.
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Ship That Oozed Oil Off Mauritius Coast Splits In Two
A ship that has leaked more than 1,000 tonnes of oil in pristine waters off the Mauritius coast has split into two, its Japanese operator said Sunday.
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Japanese Ship That Caused Mauritius Oil Spill Passed Annual Checks: Inspector
A Japanese bulk carrier that ran aground off Mauritius and has leaked at least an estimated 1,000 tonnes of oil, passed the latest annual inspection in March with no problems, Japan's ClassNK inspection body said on Tuesday.
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Mauritius Declares Emergency As Oil Spill Crisis Worsens
The prime minister of Mauritius has declared a state of environmental emergency and appealed to France for urgent assistance as oil from a grounded cargo ship spilled unabated into the island nation's protected waters.
