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Phone signal search behind Japan ship's Mauritius oil spill: report

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Japan's transport safety authority concluded a cargo ship ran aground and spilled oil off Mauritius in 2020 because it altered its planned route. The Japan Transport Safety Board also said that COVID-19 travel restrictions and border closures may have slowed containment efforts. The bulk carrier Wakashio spilled about 1,000 tons of fuel oil into a pristine marine environment in the Indian Ocean. The ship with 20 people aboard was heading to a Brazilian port.

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Phone signal search behind Japan ship's Mauritius oil spill: report

Japan's transport safety authority concludes a cargo ship ran aground and spilled oil off Mauritius in 2020 because it altered its planned route and approached the coast in order to pick up mobile phone signals.

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Kyodo News+ broke the news in Japan on Thursday, September 28, 2023.
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