Press Release - On August 6, Mauritius local time, the MV Wakashio began to leak it's heavy fuel oil offshore of Pointe d'Esny, south of Mauritius, two weeks after the Japanese bulk carrier ran aground on a coral reef. Sensitive ecosystems in Mauritius' lagoon and shoreline have been contaminated and might take decades to recover. Furthermore, four mariners who have lost their lives or have gone missing and thousands of dead sea creatures, including over 50 whales and dolphins - though the link between these tragedies and
