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Oil spill in Mauritius
An oil carrier vessel ran aground on a coral reef in the Indian Ocean on 25 July and began leaking oil into waters off the island of Mauritius.
The MV Wakashio was stranded close to Pointe d'Esny, an area of wetland recognised by UNESCO as a protected site. The vessel was trapped on the coral reef and the side of the vessel was breached.
Helicopters have removed the ships crew and began removing some of the 4000 tonnes of fuel and oil from the ship, though it is thought that 1000 tonnes of oil has already leaked into the sea.
Local authorities and hundreds of volunteers have scrambled to help with the clean-up and protect the local beaches and coral reefs.
The Mauritian Prime Minister declared a state of emergency and appealed for help. France and Japan have deployed teams with pollution control equipment. Bad weather is forecast in the coming days which is predicted to make the clean-up efforts more difficult.
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事件类型: | Oil Spill |
事件地点: | Mauritius |
启动宪章的日期: | 2020-08-08 |
宪章启动时间: | 16:59 |
宪章启动时区: | UTC+02:00 |
宪章要求者: | UNITAR on behalf of UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), and Centre Opérationnel de Gestion Interministérielle des Crises (COGIC) |
启动ID: | 666 |
项目经理: | UNITAR/UNOSAT |
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Analysis of the oil spill in Mauritius
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Preliminary satellite based oil spill assessment, Grand Port Bay, Republic of Mauritius
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Preliminary satellite based oil spill assessment, Reef of Pointe d'Esny, Republic of Mauritius
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