A Japanese bulk carrier struck a coral reef off the Indian Ocean island nation of Mauritius on July 25, spilling about 1,000 tonnes of fuel oil and triggering a state of 'environmental emergency'.

The spill didn't happen immediately. The MV Wakashio became stuck when it collided with the coral reef about 2 miles (3.2 kilometers) off the Mauritius coast.

JOHANNESBURG (AP) — Thousands of students, environmental activists and residents of Mauritius were working around the clock Sunday, trying to reduce the damage to the Indian Ocean island from an ...

Satellite imagery captures the dramatic efforts to protect the coast of the tropical Indian Ocean island of Mauritius from a Japanese freighter that ran ashore and started leaking oil last week.

12 days after a large Japanese tanker struck an important coral reef on the Indian Ocean island of Mauritius, ... More Airlines MH370 washed up on the shores of Reunion island. AFP via Getty Images.

MAURITIUS has declared a state of emergency after at least 1,000 tonnes of oil poured into the Indian Ocean when a Japanese ship ran aground on a reef. Here is a map of the spill and the impact ...

Volunteers in Mauritius are scrambling to create cordons to keep leaking oil from a ship away from the island. The MV Wakashio, believed to have been carrying 4,000 tonnes of fuel oil, ran aground ...

The Indian Ocean island nation of Mauritius is on the brink of an environmental catastrophe after a bulk carrier struck a coral reef off its coast in late July, an accident that has led to a large ...