Birthday party on ship may have led to oil spill in Mauritius, Panama regulator says

Mongabay
Sep 15, 2020, 11:25 pm586 ptsHot
A Japanese ship that wrecked off the coast of Mauritius in July and sparked one of the worst environmental disasters in the country’s history may have run aground because of birthday celebrations on board at the time. That’s according to a statement from the Panama Maritime Authority (AMP), in the latest…

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