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​IMO continues to support international efforts to respond to the oil spill in Mauritius, following the break up of the MV Wakashio. IMO and the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (UN OCHA) have jointly deployed an expert, who is advising the Government of Mauritius on the mitigation of the impacts on the environment and coastal communities.

A year after bulk carrier MV Wakashio ran aground in an environmentally sensitive area off Mauritius, Curtin University-led research has identified the incident as the first known spillage involving a new type of marine fuel oil.

Le 25 juillet 2020, un cargo japonais a heurté un récif sur la côte sud-est de l'île Maurice : des tonnes de pétrole se sont échappées des soutes du navire dans les récifs coralliens, les lagons aux eaux turquoises et les écosystèmes uniques de l'île nation.