MV Wakashio Captain Returns Home After 16 Months In Mauritius Jail

IMO Helping To Mitigate The Impacts Of Mv Wakashio Oil Spill In Mauritius

The bulk carrier, MV Wakashio’s captain who was imprisoned in Mauritius for 16 months after his ship ran aground and resulted in an oil spill has come back to India after his release. Captain Sunil Kumar Nandeshwar stays with his family in Bhopal. He reunited with the family members on Thursday.

Nandeshwar thanked the Maritime Union of India, popular as the MUI, for its support in securing his release from jail. He added that he was able to come home due to the unending efforts of Amar Singh...

https://www.marineinsight.com/shipping-news/mv-wakashio-captain-returns-home-after-16-months-in-mauritius-jail/

MV Wakashio Captain Sentenced To 20 Months Of Imprisonment For Mauritius Oil Spill

MV Wakashio Japanese cargo carrier mauritius oil spill

The captain of MV Wakashio, the vessel that ran into a coral reef, causing an extensive oil spillage has been sentenced to imprisonment for 20 months. The magistrate has said that the captain along with his second in command has been irresponsible. He added that they failed to serve as they ideally should while carrying out navigational duties.

The vessel’s captain, Sunil Kumar Nandeshwar, confessed that he was moderately drunk at a birthday party that was being hosted on the ship before the MV...

https://www.marineinsight.com/shipping-news/mv-wakashio-captain-sentenced-to-20-months-of-imprisonment-for-mauritius-oil-spill/

Captain & First Officer Of Tanker Ship ‘Wakashio’ Proved Guilty For Massive Oil Spill Incident

MV Wakashio Japanese cargo carrier mauritius oil spill

The captain along with the first officer of a vessel, which unfortunately ran aground on the coral reefs of Mauritius, has been charged guilty as they endangered safe navigation. The vessel’s captain, Sunil Kumar Nandeshwar, confessed that he had been drinking moderately during a birthday party held on the MV Wakashio when it ran aground last year in July.

Approximately 1,000 tonnes of fuel had spilt into the water, causing an environmental emergency. Mauritius is known for its pristine coral...

https://www.marineinsight.com/shipping-news/captain-first-officer-of-tanker-ship-wakashio-proved-guilty-for-massive-oil-spill-incident/

Mauritius Government Must Release Wakashio Crew Held For A Year Without Charge: ITF Seafarers

MV Wakashio Japanese cargo carrier mauritius oil spill

The ITF is calling for the immediate release and repatriation of the MV Wakashio (IMO: 9337119) crew who have been held by Mauritian authorities now for over a year.

“This week marks the one year anniversary of the grounding of the MV Wakashio and the environmental catastrophe associated with it. This week also marks one year since the Mauritian authorities have held members of the crew and prevented them from leaving the Republic, most have been effectively detained without charge,” said David...

https://www.marineinsight.com/shipping-news/mauritius-government-must-release-wakashio-crew-held-for-a-year-without-charge-itf-seafarers/

EU Ship Database Raises on ‘Mauritius Oil Spill’ Ship Owner

According to a Forbes report, EU Ship Database has raised a fresh storm by questioning about the Japanese owner of Mauritius Oil Spill ship. 

What is it?

The Indian Ocean island of Mauritius continues to face an unprecedented ecological, human health and economic impact from the devastating oil spill of August.

At the center of the controversy lies the Wakashio bulk carrier, the cause of the disaster. Now, an important EU Ship Transparency Database, called EQUASIS (Electronic Quality Shipping...

https://mfame.guru/eu-ship-database-raises-on-mauritius-oil-spill-ship-owner/

$10 Billion Mauritius Oil Spill Claims – Shipping Law Loopholes Nightmare

According to a Forbes report, the oil spill in Mauritius in August has had lawyers scrambling through their maritime insurance libraries to understand the implications of the incident, caused by the Japanese bulk carrier, the Wakashio.

The damage from the oil spill is estimated at over $10 billion. 

Downplaying Insurance Payouts?

However, local groups have been facing an aggressive counter narrative operation being put out by the shipping and oil industry where there have been attempts to downplay...

https://mfame.guru/10-billion-mauritius-oil-spill-claims-shipping-law-loopholes-nightmare/

Mauritius Oil Spill Mixture Questioned

Scientists raise concerns regarding the exact makeup of the bunker fuel that leaked into the waters of the Indian Ocean island of Mauritius, reports Ship & Bunker.

Island of Mauritius fuel spill

Concerns have been raised as to the exact makeup of the bunker fuel that leaked from the Wakashio into the waters of the Indian Ocean island of Mauritius.

The shipping company involved in the spill is working to remove oil along an 18-mile segment of coastline.

Scientists raise concerns

However, scientists...

https://mfame.guru/mauritius-oil-spill-mixture-questioned/

Mauritius Oil Spill To Be Completely Cleaned Up by January

The MV Wakashio is split into two parts near Mauritius' Blue Bay Marine Park on Sunday, August 16.

According to a CNN report, 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 Thursday.

All Oil Recovered

Of the roughly 1,000 tons that spilled from the Panamanian-flagged MV Wakashio, all of the oil that had been floating in the ocean had been recovered, Nagashiki Shipping said in a statement.

Work to remove the oil along approximately 30 kilometers (18.6 miles) of...

https://mfame.guru/mauritius-oil-spill-to-be-completely-cleaned-up-by-january/

Satellite Analysis Reveals Mauritius Oil Spill Ship Sinking Location

  • A detailed satellite analysis  has revealed the sinking location to be near an European territory.
  • This opens up fresh political debate regarding the salvage operation.
  • The finding could lead to an EU sanctioned investigation as it falls in their territory.

2 months of speculation later, we are finally close to finding  the secret location of the Mauritius Oil Spill Disaster Ship, Wakashio, reports Nishan Degnarian for an article published in Forbes. 

Mystery of the Final Location

For two...

https://mfame.guru/satellite-analysis-reveals-mauritius-oil-spill-ship-sinking-location/

Mauritius Disaster: Court Denies Bail To Captain

  • Mauritius rejected an application for bail made by the captain of the MV Wakashio that sunk off its southeastern coast in July.
  • The bulk carrier, owned by Nagashiki Shipping Co., was en route to Brazil from China when it ran aground and spilled oil, causing the biggest environmental disaster.

A Mauritius court rejected an application for bail made by Sunil Kumar, the captain of the Japanese bulk carrier, MV Wakashio that sunk off the country’s southeastern coast in July, reports Bloomberg...

https://mfame.guru/mauritius-disaster-court-denies-bail-to-captain/

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