A Japanese-owned ship heading to Brazil and carrying an estimated 4,000 metric tons of oil, ran aground on Mauritius’ southeast coast on July 25 spilling oil into the sea.
The clip, filmed on August 8, shows the extent of the lagoon damage from this aerial footage of the Japanese oil tanker Wakashio, which ran aground in Pointe d'Esny and caused an oil spill.
"I filmed this on August 8 with special permission from the Mauritius Police Force to get close to the site as they are currently operating there," the filmer, Gavish, told Newsflare.
Locations shot are Point d'Esny, Île aux Aigrettes, Rivière Des Créoles, Mahébourg and Blue Bay respectively.
"The oil you can see in the lagoon should be on the nearby river banks and parts of some southeast and eastern beaches by now.
The ship is predicted to break in half soon and potentially up to 2000 tons of oil will spill." Gavish continued.
