Go

Follow Us

Mauritius oil spill

Captain of Japanese ship in police net

The Mauritius police on Tuesday arrested the captain of a Japanese bulk carrier that ran aground off its coast, causing a devastating oil spill in one of the world’s most pristine maritime environments.

The oil spill spread over a vast area of endangered corals, fish and other marine life in what some scientists called the country’s worst ecological disaster. Emergency crews managed to remove most of the remaining oil before the carrier split in two on Saturday. Reuters

Join Whatsapp Channel of The Tribune for latest updates.

Show comments

Show comments

Trending News

Also In This Section

Trump pledges to 'roll back' Biden gun rules, fire ATF chief at NRA rally

Trade ties with India suspended due to ‘heavy duties’: Pakistan Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar

WikiLeaks' Julian Assange faces US extradition judgment day

Airstrike kills 20 in central Gaza; fighting rages as Israel's leaders air wartime divisions

Helicopter carrying Iran’s president suffers ‘hard landing,’ state TV says without further details

Top News

Swati Maliwal case: Bibhav Kumar formatted iPhone, CCTV footage of ‘assault’ incident blank, Delhi Police tell court

Police seized CCTV DVR from Kejriwal’s house, planting stories to tarnish party’s image: AAP

'Had Sisodia been here, things wouldn't have been so bad for me', says AAP Rajya Sabha MP Swati Maliwal

Delhi records 44.4 degrees Celsius, ‘red alert’ issued due to heatwave

Arrest warrant against JD(S) MP Prajwal Revanna in sexual assault case

Don’t Miss

View All

Surjit Patar’s writings will inspire generations: Ex-PM Manmohan Singh

Golgappa makes frequent entry into White House menu with guests being served with mouth-watering popular Indian street food

In the last year, it has been served at least a couple of times

40-year-old Delhi man takes 200 flights in 110 days to steal jewellery from co-passengers, would assume dead brother’s identity

2 separate cases of theft were reported on separate flights in the past three months, after which a dedicated team from IGI Airport was formed to nab the culprits

Deceased Haryana girl’s parents donate her organs

Organ donation: In death, Kaithal lad Shubham gives new lease of life to 5 patients

Mother's Day Special: How region’s top cops, IAS officer strike a balance between work and motherhood

Punjab DGP Gurpreet, Himachal DGP Satwant, Chandigarh SSP Kanwardeep, Ferozepur SSP Saumya, IAS officer Amrit Singh open up on the struggles they face

41-yr-old fulfils daughter’s wish, passes Class X exam

Enduring magic of Surjit Patar: A tribute to Punjab’s beloved poet

A tribute to Punjab’s beloved poet, who passed away aged 79 in Ludhiana

View all stories in this section

Most Read In 24 Hours

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10