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IMO workers in hazmat suits stand in surf near the wreck on 13 August 2020. Wakashio ran aground on a coral reef on 25 July, but did not immediately begin leaking oil. [6] Oil began to leak from the ship on 6 August, [6] by which time Mauritius authorities were trying to control the spill and minimize its effects.
Disasters and accidents. 2023–24 South-West Indian Ocean cyclone season. Cyclone Belal hits the Indian Ocean with flooding reported in Réunion and Mauritius. Heavy rains kill 11 people in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Four people are killed and another person is injured in a hot air balloon crash in Eloy, Arizona, United States.
France is sending a military plane and a naval boat to Mauritius to help the government deal with the oil spill caused by the MV Wakashio accident, said the French defense ministry on Monday. The ...
SAINT-PAUL, Reunion (AP) — Mauritius lifted its highest weather alert and eased a nationwide curfew Tuesday after a deadly cyclone battered the Indian Ocean island, causing heavy flooding and ...
South African Airways Flight 295 (SA295/SAA295) was a scheduled international passenger flight from Chiang Kai-shek International Airport, Taipei, Taiwan, to Jan Smuts International Airport, Johannesburg, South Africa, with a stopover in Plaisance Airport, Plaine Magnien, Mauritius.
Disasters and accidents 2025 Potomac River mid-air collision The District of Columbia Fire and Emergency Medical Services Department says no survivors are expected after the midair collision between an American Airlines airliner and a military helicopter last night over Washington, D.C. , United States , making it the deadliest aviation ...
Ship not allowed to dock into Mauritius since Sunday – another 24 hours at least. Due to fly back to UK Wednesday.” Assuming the ship is allowed to disembark passengers, Mr Hopkins should make ...
A crash on the Dschang Cliff, West Region killed 53 people after a truck illegally carrying fuel collided with a bus. [313] February 11 – United States – Icy conditions from an ice storm caused a massive 133-vehicle pileup on Interstate 35W in Fort Worth, Texas, killing six people and injuring 95. February 16 – India – Sidhi bus accident.