Two Japanese ships aground in Mauritius waters in the Indian Ocean and caused an oil spill have been brought down.

The Mauritius Ministry of Maritime Affairs said yesterday (15th) that the hull was divided into two parts, and that only the front part was towing slowly.

Now the back part remains at the accident site, and environmental experts say it is a "complete emergency."

The wrecked ship was called Wakashio, a cargo ship belonging to Shosenmitsui, one of Japan's three largest shipping companies, and on the 25th of last month, while traveling from China to Brazil, it was stranded in the sea of ​​a coral reef in southeast Mauritius.

The accident leaked 1,000 tons of crude oil and polluted the Mauritius waters.

The shipping company said on the 13th that it had removed almost all 3,000 tons of crude oil left on the ship, but it has not been confirmed whether it remains in detail.

Environmental experts fear it will take at least decades to restore the natural Mauritius waters.