This aerial picture taken on August 16, 2020, shows the MV Wakashio bulk carrier that had run … [+]
Dramatic new images on Sunday 16 August reveals the clean break in the hull of the stricken Japanese freighter, the Wakashio, which ran aground off the pristine coral reefs of Mauritius on 25 July and began leaking toxic heavy fuel oil ten days ago 6 August 2020.
Four days ago, an estimated 200,000 gallons of the over 1 million gallons of toxic heavy fuel had spilled into the coral lagoon, with 500,000 gallons still remaining on board at that stage.
Images taken on Sunday 16 August show streams of the heavy oil continuing to emerge from the Wakashio and across the ocean. While the imagery with the naked eye only reveal the oil to be in close proximity to the vessel, using the latest Synthetic Aperture Radar Satellite technologies, the full extent of the oil spill is only just being realized.
TOPSHOT – This aerial picture taken on August 16, 2020, shows the MV Wakashio bulk carrier that had … [+]
An urgent international plea for help has been called upon by the Government, local citizens in Mauritius and the large diaspora of Mauritian citizens around the world for an international clean up response. This is the worst oil spill in Mauritius history, and one of the worse ecological disasters ever faced in the Indian Ocean.
Anger had been brewing within the country as large gatherings formed each evening in local towns to discuss the spill and slow response by Government officials.
Concerns by locals are now being raised about the health implications of the spill for those who have been exposed to the toxic chemicals from the heavy fuel oil.
This aerial picture taken on August 16, 2020, shows the MV Wakashio bulk carrier that had run … [+]
Image from August 16, 2020, shows the two separate sections of the vessel. The vessel was on its … [+]
Impact of the heavy oil on the previously white, pristine coral reefs can be immediately seen from … [+]
Oil protection booms continue to be deployed around the coral lagoons as the Wakashio splits up on … [+]
