The clean-up of a massive oil spill in August from MV Wakashio off Mauritius could be mostly completed by January, according to Nagashiki Shipping.
Namely, roughly 1,000 tons have been spilled from the ship. Now, all of the oil that had been floating in the ocean had been recovered.
What is more, according to CNN, work to remove the oil along approximately 30 kilometers of coastline was running smoothly and would likely be completed by January.
The vessel had ran aground on a reef in Mauritius on July 25 and started leaking oil on August 6.
The oil spill had spread over a vast area of endangered corals, impacting fish and other marine life in what some scientists have called the Indian Ocean island’s worst ecological disaster.
Nagashiki Shipping also informed that the planned removal of the rear portion of the vessel would start in late December andwould last several months.
What is more, Lianyungang Dali Underwater Engineering is about to start the removal operations for the stern of the ship.
Specifically, the Chinese salvor signed a contract with Nagashiki Shipping for the removal of the rear part of the hull that remained at the site.
At the moment, Lianyungang Dali Underwater Engineering is procuring and preparing materials and equipment in order to begin Wakashio’s salvage opearations.
The removal work is scheduled to start in late December and expected to be fully completed next spring.
