Japan said on Friday it would send a five-member team to Mauritius to investigate the grounding of a Japanese-owned ship off the coast of the country, sparking an environmental crisis.
A large number of carriers chartered by
the Japanese navigator and Mitsui OSK ran aground on a rock during the
Mauritius era on July 25 and later began dumping oil into ancient waters around
the Indian Ocean Island.
The Japanese government said in a
statement that it would send a five-member team to Mauritius on September 20.
Japan had earlier told Mauritius it would
offer "extraordinary scale" of cooperation.
Panamanian-flagged MV Wakashio began
spraying fuel on August 6, urging the Mauritian government to declare a state
of environmental emergency. The captain and another crewmember have been
arrested by Mauritius police.
Scientists say the full effect of the
magazine is still being felt’ but its damage could affect Mauritius and its
tourism-dependent economy for decades to come.
Mitsui OSK said last week that it would
contribute about 1 billion yen (9. 9.4 million) to help Mauritius.
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