Aerial footage shows extent of Mauritius oil leak from bulk carrier
16 August 2020 |
8:59 am
Drone images show vast amounts of oil leaking from a bulk carrier off Mauritius after it ran aground in the southeast of the island. Ecologists fear the ship could break up, which would cause an even greater leak and inflict potentially catastrophic damage on the island's coastline.
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