More Pain for Mauritius. Another Sinking, Crew Lost

There’s no end to the pain for those closest to the action following the breaking up of the MV Wakashio bulk carrier and resultant oil spill off Mauritius.

The latest development is that a support tug to the Japanese-owned MV Wakashio has also sunk. Three of its eight crew members have died and a fourth is still missing.

The accident happened on the night of 31 August.

The Sir Gaetan Duval owned by the Mauritius Port Authority tug was towing an unmanned and empty barge at the time. The vessels were en route to Port Louis from Pointe d’Esny in the south east of the country.