Mauritian media said that some of the mixed oil in the stranded Japanese cargo ship has not been pumped out
Xinhua News Agency, Antananarivo, August 17 (Reporter Wen Hao) Port Louis: Mauritian media reported on the 16th that nearly 30 cubic meters were still stored in the engine room of the Japanese cargo ship "Wakao" that stranded in the waters near Mauritius. The mixed oil is not drawn out.
On August 10, local time, volunteers cleaned up oil in the polluted seawater.
The Mauritian newspaper quoted the person in charge of the tugboat operations on the 16th as saying that the "Ruochao" has broken into two halves, and the two parts of the hull are being slowly towed into the open sea by two tugboats. In view of the severe weather conditions in the sea area where the incident occurred, the staff cannot continue to extract the remaining mixed oil from the engine room. The Mauritian Meteorological Department predicts that the severe weather in the sea area will continue for about 5 days.
The "Ruochao" ran aground in the southeastern waters of Mauritius on July 25, and all crew members evacuated safely. On August 6, the hull of the cargo ship broke and a large amount of fuel leaked. According to local media reports, the cargo ship carried about 4,000 tons of fuel oil, and at least 1,000 tons of fuel oil had leaked into the nearby sea. Mauritian Prime Minister Jagannath announced on the 12th that the hull pumping work has ended.
Japan’s Mitsui Co., Ltd., the operator of the "Wakachao", and the ship’s owner, Changpu Steamship, apologized to Mauritius for the incident on the 9th. On the same day, the Japanese government promised to send a team of 6 experts to assist Mao in the aftermath.
Mauritius declared the country into an "environmental emergency" on the 7th of this month. The school in the city of Mahebourg near the sea area has been suspended.