Mauritius says the ship, the MV Wakashio, was carrying nearly 4,000 tons of fuel. "That's the big question," Jean Hugues Gardenne with the Mauritian Wildlife Foundation told The Associated Press.

A Copernicus Sentinel-2 satellite image from Aug. 11 gives a sobering overview of the spill. The ship is visible, as are areas of oil spreading as seen in black lines against the blue water.

Mauritius should use modernisation and progress to diversify into the assembly/construction of vehicles, machine tools, satellites, and so on. Mauritius needs a strong manufacturing base.

A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), aiming to promote collaborative research on issues pertaining to climate change in respect of the land and transport sector, was signed, yesterday, between the ...