China News Service, August 25, comprehensive report, regarding the Japanese cargo ship fuel leakage accident in the coast of Mauritius, the Mauritian government announced on the 24th that it had towed the front half of the broken hull to the ocean surface for sinking. On the 25th, Changpu Steamship, the company to which the cargo ship belongs, announced that it has completed the sinking of the first half of the hull.
According to reports, local authorities and others dispatched two work boats last week to tow the hull to a location about 15 kilometers from the coast and 3,180 meters in depth, where they were processed.
On August 24, local time, after a Japanese freighter that had a fuel oil spill off the coast of Mauritius broke, the front half of the hull was towed to the ocean surface for sinking.
The Mauritius Crisis Committee stated in a statement on the 24th that "the planned sinking of the sea has been completed, and it is no longer visible on the sea around 3:30 pm."
It is said that the environmental group Greenpeace opposed the plan, saying that “the harmful substances of heavy metals may pollute the ocean and put biodiversity at risk”.
According to reports, the latter part of the hull still remaining on the shallows is currently difficult to tow away. Changpu Steamship stated that it will continue to discuss with the local government and experts to remove the remaining part of the hull.
The Japanese cargo ship involved in the incident hit a coral reef off the Indian Ocean on July 25 and ran aground, and began to leak oil on August 6. Subsequently, the Mauritian government declared an environmental emergency. Earlier on the 19th local time, Nagapu Steamship Company apologized for this incident. In addition, the two captains were arrested overnight on suspicion of endangering navigation safety.