The massive Bulk carrier “Wakashio” ran aground on a reef off Mauritius on Saturday, the 25th of July 2020. The ship ran aground off Pointe d’Eesny, south east of Mauritius at around 1600 UTC July 25th.
The local coast guard had communicated and warned the ship of it’s close proximity to shore. The warning regarding the imminent accident was ignored by the ship’s captain who insisted that the passage plan was meticulous.
An hour later, the ship radioed local authorities to notify them that the ship had ran aground on a reef.
WAKASHIO is a Bulk Carrier that was built in 2007 (13 years ago) and is sailing under the flag of Panama.It’s carrying capacity is 203130 t DWT. Her length overall (LOA) is 299.95 meters and her width is 50 meters.
The Panamanian-flagged vessel belongs to Japan’s Nagashiki Shipping and was heading from China to Brazil when the accident happened.
Salvage companies are on the ready to remove the massive ship from its position some 900 m from the shoreline in the southeast of Mauritius. Although, the heavy swell hinders a compresive assessment of the accident.
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5 Comments
Edoh Aghogho
Nice one
Micheal
Thank Mr Edoh