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Pointe D'esny (Mauritius), Aug 14 (EFE / EPA) .- (Camera: Reuben Pillay) The Japanese company that owns the cargo ship that caused an oil spill off the coast of Mauritius has agreed to take responsibility for the incident and offer compensation.FOOTAGE OF THE SHIP.
Pointe D'esny (Mauritius), Aug (EFE / EPA) .- (Camera: Pierre Dalais) Two tankers and several helicopters have been deployed to stop the oil spill from a ship stranded off the coast of the island of Mauritius, reported on Monday the Japanese company Nagashiki Shipping, owner of the ship. The bulk carrier MV Wakashio, with the Panamanian flag, has remained stranded on the east coast of Mauritius since July 25, although last Thursday the Mauritian Government confirmed that the ship had a breach and that it was spilling its fuel load into the sea, and already on Friday declared the "environmental state of emergency".DRONE FOOTAGE OF THE SHIP.
Colombo, Jun 2 (EFE/EPA).- A cargo ship with chemicals on board that has been on fire for the last nearly two weeks off the Sri Lankan coast sank Wednesday, officials said, sparking fears over a catastrophic oil spill and extensive marine pollution."The ship has already sunk. Only the forward part is floating. That will sink too. Our main concern is an oil spill. We are doing what we can to contain any oil spill," Sri Lanka Navy spokesperson Captain Indika de Silva told EFE. (Camera: CHAMILA KARUNARATHNE).SHOT LIST: SMOKE RISES FROM THE FIRE GUTTED AND CRIPPLED CONTAINER CARGO VESSEL MV X-PRESS PEARL IN SRI LANKA.
Mauritians march for the second time in a month as public anger festers over the government's handling of a devastating oil spill off the coast. IMAGES
Tens of thousands of Mauritians take to the streets of Port-Louis to protest the government's handling of the oil spill that ravaged the southeast coast of Mauritius in early August. IMAGES
U.S. President Barack Obama attends an outdoor arrival ceremony in heavy rain, as the first sitting U.S. president to visit Laos. Rough Cut (no reporter narration).
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