{"id":11864,"date":"2020-08-07T11:44:41","date_gmt":"2020-08-07T11:44:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/africa\/?p=11864"},"modified":"2021-12-01T12:42:34","modified_gmt":"2021-12-01T12:42:34","slug":"greenpeace-africa-response-to-mauritius-oil-spill","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/africa\/en\/press\/11864\/greenpeace-africa-response-to-mauritius-oil-spill\/","title":{"rendered":"Greenpeace Africa response to Mauritius oil spill"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Johannesburg, South Africa, 7 August, 2020. <\/strong>Greenpeace Africa responds to <\/strong>reports about the MV Wakashio bulk carrier leaking tonnes of diesel and bunker fuel into the Indian Ocean<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n

Happy Khambule, Greenpeace Africa Senior Climate and Energy Campaign Manager, said: \u201cThe Japanese bulk carrier, MV Wakashio ran aground around July 25 and is now leaking tonnes of diesel and oil into the ocean. Thousands of species around the pristine lagoons of Blue Bay, Pointe d\u2019Esny and Mahebourg are at risk of drowning in a sea of pollution, with dire consequences for Mauritius’ economy, food security and health. Greenpeace Africa stands with affected Mauritian coastal communities and calls on the UN and all governments to support Mauritius\u2019 cleaning efforts.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n\n

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Recent months have seen a surge in oil catastrophes in Russia<\/a> and Yemen. The current oil spill on the reef near Pointe d\u2019Esny on the south east coast of the Mauritian island is likely one of the most terrible ecological crises ever seen on the small island country. According to reports that Greenpeace Africa had received, on the 5th<\/sup> of August residents from Pointe d\u2019Esny were already warning that the ship was sinking.<\/p>\n\n

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\u201cThere is no guaranteed safe way to extract, transport and store fossil fuel products. This oil leak is not a twist of fate, but the choice of our twisted addiction to fossil fuels. We must react by accelerating our withdrawal from fossil fuels,\u201d added Khambule. \u201cOnce again we see the risks in oil: aggravating the climate crisis, as well as devastating oceans and biodiversity and threatening local livelihoods around some of Africa\u2019s most precious lagoons,\u201d Khambule concluded.<\/p>\n\n

Contact: Tal Harris, international communications coordinator, +221-774643195 (WhatsApp), tharris@greenpeace.org<\/a><\/p>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n \t\t\t

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