Mauritius Oil Spill Reveals Weakness Of Maritime Security In Western Indian Ocean – Analysis

By Christian Bueger and Timothy Edmunds

At the end of July 2020, the Japanese-owned bulk carrier MV Wakashio got stranded on coral reef off the Mauritian coast. By 10 August, around 1,000 tonnes of fuel had spilled from the ship, threatening the Blue Bay marine park, one of the marine treasures of Mauritius and a sensitive...