International Cover Up Fear As Panama Drawn Into Wakashio Oil Spill Ship Controversy In Mauritius

International Cover Up Fear As Panama Drawn Into Wakashio Oil Spill Ship Controversy In Mauritius

August 17, 2020: the MV Wakashio bulk carrier, belonging to a Japanese company but ... [+] Panamanian-flagged, that had run aground and broke into two parts near Blue Bay Marine Park in Mauritius.



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The front half of the large Panama-flagged, Japanese vessel responsible for the worst oil spill in the Indian Ocean, the Wakashio, that has brought heartache to islanders on the Indian Ocean island of Mauritius since its arrival 28 days ago, has gone missing in the Indian Ocean.

There has not been an official statement from the Government of Mauritius on the exact location of the vessel – which is the size of an aircraft carrier and in the largest 1% of vessels ever built – and