are combing the area for the missing crew member Three sailors have died and one is missing after their tugboat capsized while they were helping to clear a major oil spill off Mauritius.

The MV Wakashio struck a coral reef on Mauritius' southeast coast two weeks ago and began leaking oil across the Indian Ocean island's most pristine beaches, raising fears of a major ecological ...

Prime Minister Pravind Jugnauth said Mauritius will seek compensation for the extensive environmental damage from the Wakashio’s owner, Nagashiki Shipping. He has declared the oil spill a ...

Locals and rescue teams joined forces to contain the oil spill from a stranded Japanese tanker off the coast of Mauritius. As aerial video shows extensive damage, the country’s prime minister ...

A representative of a fishing cooperative says many people have lost their jobs because of the oil spill, including some with children or aging parents. Mauritius has declared a 'state of ...

The clean-up of a massive oil spill in August from a vessel off Mauritius will likely be mostly completed by January, the bulk carrier’s owner, Japan’s Nagashiki Shipping, said on Thursday. Of ...

The dolphins have been dying in an area affected by an oil spill caused when the Japanese ship, the MV Wakashio, struck a coral reef last month. At least 40 dolphins have mysteriously died in an ...

Anxious residents of the Indian Ocean island nation of Mauritius stuffed fabric sacks with sugar cane leaves Saturday to create makeshift oil spill barriers as tons of fuel leaking from a grounded ...

The zoo took in the animals after the incident in July 2020 on Ile aux Aigrettes just off Mauritius Geckos and other reptiles saved after an Indian Ocean island was hit by an oil spill have ...