TOKYO -- Nearly half the roughly 1,000 tons of oil spilled from a ship that ran aground off the coast of Mauritius has been recovered, according to information provided by operator Mitsui O.S.K. Lines on Tuesday.
Volunteers help clear 1,000 tons of leaked fuel in Indian Ocean
About 1,000 tons of fuel oil have leaked from the Wakashio since it ran aground on a reef off the coast of Mauritius in this photo handed out by the French army. © Reuters
TOKYO -- Nearly half the roughly 1,000 tons of oil spilled from a ship that ran aground off the coast of Mauritius has been recovered, according to information provided by operator Mitsui O.S.K. Lines on Tuesday.