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Japanese freighter recently spilled over 1,000 tons of oil off the coast of Mauritius, a small island nation in the Indian Ocean. However, the crack in the ship grew bigger and bigger, and eventually, more oil spilled out as the two fell.

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the Japanese cargo ship Wakashio, aground on the coast of Mauritius.

The ship appears to be sinking as the seawater fills the hull in front of the white structure with the cabin.

Seawater entered the ship as the cracks of the hull caused by stranding increased.

The hull was more and more wide open, and eventually the front part of the ship fell apart, causing the ship to split into two.

It is not known how much more oil spilled as the ship broke down.

Mauritius authorities said that three days ago, most of the crude oil left on the ship was pumped out and about 100 tonnes remained.

Mauritius authorities say the worst has occurred and are working to remove crude oil by putting additional manpower around the ship.

On the 25th of last month, Lake Wakashio hit a coral reef off the southeast coast of Mauritius while heading for Brazil.

Since then, more than 1,000 tons of crude oil leaked out of the ship's fuel tank, greatly polluting the coastal waters of Mauritius, which was regarded as a natural environment.

The Japanese government plans to dispatch additional countermeasure teams to investigate and repair oil spill damage.

(Video editing: Choi Hye-young)