Spills · coral
M/V wakashio; 1.5 nm off pointe d’esny, mauritius
NOAAORR-10139
- issued
- 2020-08-06 00:00Z
- status
- cancelled 2020-08-20 00:00Z
- self-cancels
- 2020-08-20 00:00Z
- authority
- NOAA OR&R
- sea
- Indian Ocean
- position
- -20.438, 57.745
- vessels
- M/V WAKASHIO · 3 messagesM/V WAKASHIO RAN
- source
- incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z
Original warning text
M/V WAKASHIO; 1.5 NM off Pointe d’Esny, Mauritius. 1.5 NM off Pointe d’Esny, Mauritius. 1. On July 25, 2020, the 984-foot bulk carrier M/V WAKASHIO ran aground on a coral reef off the coast of Pointe-D’Esny, Mauritius. The situation was initially reported as stable but in the past few days, the vessel has begun leaking fuel oil. The vessel is reported to have approximately 1.1 million gallons of fuel and lube oils on board, but no was not laden with cargo. On August 8, 2020, the US National Response Team and NOAA were notified via the US. Department of State, to address a formal request for assistance from the Mauritius Government. This hotline was opened to capture information regarding the incident. 2. THREAT: OIL. COMMODITY: HEAVY FUEL OIL. TAGS: CORAL, GROUNDING. 3. POSITION 20.438S 057.745E. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 10139: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/10139
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