Mauritius

Two others missing after tugboat assisting oil spill clean-up off the Indian Ocean island collides with a barge.

Leaked fuel from a Japanese tanker fouled protected wetlands area and small island that was bird and wildlife sanctuary.

But environmentalists seek explanation for the deaths of 27 dolphins following an oil spill from a...

At least 14 dead dolphins washed up on Mauritius’s shore following an oil spill from a Japanese ship.

Mauritius has declared an environmental emergency after a ship carrying fuel ran aground.

Experts will focus on cleaning up ecologically-sensitive mangroves damaged by oil from ship that ran aground on reef.

The captain along with his second-in-command arrested amid continuing investigations.

Thousands of volunteers work day and night to clean the pristine waters to avoid environmental and economic disaster.

Front of the tanker, carrying 4,000 tonnes of fuel oil when it ran aground on July 25, split in two on Saturday.

Japanese ship struck a reef on July 25 and is believed to have leaked some 1,000 tonnes of oil in pristine waters.

Indian Ocean accident could hint at future challenges for the Arctic, where warming seas open up new shipping routes.

Japanese ship owner says collection of an estimated 1,000 tonnes of fuel almost over after bulk carrier hit coral reef.

Oil leak on Japanese ship off coast of Mauritius halted, but more spillage possible as tanker risks breaking up.

Fears of an ecological catastrophe keep mounting despite massive local clean-up operation under way in island nation.