Wakashio
bulk carrier
Current position
No live position received yet. Identity and particulars below.
Identity & particulars
- Name
- Wakashio
- IMO number
- 9337119
- MMSI
- —
- Call sign
- —
- Flag
- —
- Vessel type
- bulk carrier
- Gross tonnage
- 101,932
- Deadweight (DWT)
- —
- Length overall
- 300 m
- Beam
- 50 m
- Year built
- 2007
- Builder
- Japan Marine United Corporation
- Registered owner
- Nagashiki Shipping Co. Ltd.
- Operator
- Mitsui O.S.K. Lines
Particulars are enriched from public sources as they become available. Position & identity are derived live from AIS.
About Wakashio
The MV Wakashio oil spill occurred on 25 July 2020 at around 16:00 UTC, when the Japanese-controlled bulk carrier MV Wakashio ran aground on a coral reef off the southern coast of Mauritius. The ship began to leak fuel oil and broke apart in mid-August. Although much of the oil on board was pumped out before she broke in half, an estimated 1,000 tonnes of oil spilled into the Indian Ocean in what some scientists deemed the worst environmental disaster Mauritius had ever seen. Two weeks after the incident, the Mauritian government declared it a national emergency.
Summary from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA.
Frequently asked questions
- Where is Wakashio now?
- Wakashio has not transmitted a live position recently. Its identity and particulars are kept on this page, and its position will appear here the moment it is detected on AIS again.
- What kind of ship is Wakashio?
- Wakashio is a bulk carrier, built in 2007 by Japan Marine United Corporation. The vessel is 300 m long with a beam of 50 m and has a gross tonnage of 101,932.
- Who owns Wakashio?
- Wakashio is registered to Nagashiki Shipping Co. Ltd. and operated by Mitsui O.S.K. Lines. Ownership data is compiled from public registries and shown free on Seadar.
- Has Wakashio been detained or sanctioned?
- No detentions or sanctions for Wakashio appear in the public sources Seadar tracks (USCG PSIX inspections and the OFAC SDN list).