Japan-Owned Oil Tanker Breaks Apart off Mauritius Coast
![This aerial picture taken on Aug. 16, 2020, shows the MV Wakashio bulk carrier that had run aground and broke into two parts near Blue Bay Marine Park, Mauritius. Image-VOA/AFP Japan-Owned Oil Tanker Breaks Apart off Mauritius Coast](https://alaska-native-news.com/wp-content/uploads/image2020-08-17.jpg)
A Japanese bulk carrier that struck a coral reef last month off the Mauritius coast broke apart Saturday afternoon, the country’s National Crisis Committee said in a statement. Images taken by the Maxar satellite company showed the damage on the Japanese-owned MK Wakashio and the oil spill around the vessel. The ship hit the reef on […]