China News Service, September 18. According to a report by the Japan Broadcasting Association (NHK) on the 18th, the Japanese government has recently decided to send an accident investigation team to Mauritius to investigate the specific reasons for the sinking of the cargo ship that occurred there.
On July 25, local time, a cargo vessel flying the Panamanian flag ran aground in the southeastern waters of Mauritius.
According to reports, the investigative team was dispatched by the Japan Transportation Safety Commission, including a committee member and an accident investigator, with a total of 4 people. It plans to depart from Japan on the 20th and stay in Mauritius for about two weeks.
According to the report, the investigation team plans to listen to the crew about the situation at the time of the accident and investigate the hull of the cargo ship that sank into the sea.
According to reports, this is the first time that the committee has dispatched an investigation team due to a ship accident involving a vessel of other nationality in the territorial waters of another country. The specific investigation will be carried out in coordination with the authorities of Mauritius and Panama.
At the same time, the committee will also conduct an investigation into the merchant ship Mitsui that chartered the ship in Japan, and strive to release the findings as soon as possible.
On July 25, local time, a cargo vessel flying the Panamanian flag ran aground in the southeastern waters of Mauritius.
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.
The freighter is owned and managed by Japan’s Nagapu Steamship and chartered by MOL.