Almost 3 years after the Wakashio bulk carrier ran aground and spilled oil along the coast of Mauritius, the Panama Maritime Authority’s investigation report into the accident has been made public. The…
https://gcaptain.com/wakashio-report-released-3-years-after-grounding-in-mauritius/
The government of Mauritius is being accused of resorting to “totalitarianism” over its decision not to publish its investigation report into the Wakashio grounding By Vel Moonien (gCaptain) MAURITIUS –…
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Seafarers are concerned that in the coming decade, they may lose their jobs in a wave of autonomy, as self-driving, autonomous surface vessels (ASVs) take to the seas, ma ..
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Nearly 1,700 seafarers and inhabitants of Mauritius who have been adversely impacted by the Wakaship oil spill will file a lawsuit against Okiyo Maritime Corp. The State of Mauritius could…
https://gcaptain.com/mauritians-take-wakashio-oil-spill-battle-to-court/
The aft-part of the Panamanian-flagged ore carrier Wakashio has been disassembled in Mauritius. By Vel Moonien in Mauritius The MV Wakashio will now soon be a distant memory for the…
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A court in Mauritius has sentenced two cargo ship officers to 20 months’ imprisonment each after they pleaded guilty to violating local maritime and environmental p ..
The captain and first officer of the MV Wakashio are set to be released from custody in Mauritius following their sentencing Monday. Having already spent 16 months in custody, Captain…
A court in Mauritius has handed a 20-month prison sentence to the captain and first officer of Wakashio, a Japanese bulk carrier that ran aground off the Mauritian coast in 2020, causing a massive…
The former Captain and Chief Mate of the MV Wakashio have been sentenced to 20 months in prison over the 2020 shipwreck, amounting to time served. By Kamlesh Bhuckory (Bloomberg) —…
https://gcaptain.com/wakashio-captain-chief-mate-sentenced-over-mauritius-shipwreck/
By Vel Moonien in Mauritius The time of reckoning has come in the Wakashio shipwreck. Seventeen months after the MV Wakashio grounded on the reefs of Pointe d’Esny, a village…
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