Minor oil spill as Chinese-flagged fishing vessel runs aground off Mauritius
PORT LOUIS, March 9 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A Chinese-flagged fishing vessel with 16 crew members carrying 130 tonnes of oil has run aground off Mauritius, causing a minor spill, a minister said.
“Nothing to be worried about,” Sudheer Maudhoo, whose Blue Economy Ministry looks after maritime affairs, said, saying 310 metres of floating booms were controlling the leak.
Drone footage showed dark patches in the Indian Ocean waters near the “Lu Rong Yuan Yu 588” after it ran aground on Sunday.