The clean-up of a massive oil spill in August from a vessel off Mauritius will likely be mostly completed by January, the bulk carrier's owner, Japan's Nagashiki Shipping, said on Thursday.

Thousands of tons of oil have spilled creating an environmental disaster. The MV Wakashio, a Japanese-owned ship, ran aground on a coral reef at Pointe d'Esny near Mauritius in late July. After days ...

Two crew members from a tugboat involved in cleaning up an oil spill off Mauritius were killed late on Monday when their vessel collided with a barge in bad weather, a local lawmaker said.

According to Ferney, the group has now expanded to 11 members who have built a thriving fruit, vegetable, and herb farm on ...

After the grounding, salvors tried to stabilise the ship by filling one hold with seawater. The plan failed when cracks appeared in the hull, causing the vessel to break in two and spill about 1,000 ...

(Reuters) – Fishermen battled on Sunday to save dozens of injured dolphins washed ashore in Mauritius where in recent days at least 40 of the animals were found dead in a lagoon near the site of an ...

The failed deal leaves Total saddled with its stake in a business which has struggled with hundreds of oil spills as a result of theft ... with financial backing from Mauritius Commercial Bank and ...