Bow part of grounded bulker is to be towed to some extent eight nautical miles past reefs [Image: Mobilisation Nationale Wakashio]
The Captain of the grounded bulk provider Wakashio, Indian nationwide Sunil Kumar Nandeshwar and the Chief Officer, Tilak ratna Suboda, a Sri Lankan, are actually being held in police custody in Mauritius after being provisionally charged with endangering the secure navigation of a vessel.
According to native media, the arrests adopted their questioning “under caution” into the circumstance surrounding the July 25 grounding of the Panamanian flagged, Japanese owned bulker.
The two mens’ subsequent courtroom look is about for August 25.
- UPDATE: In a press release launched August 19, the vessel’s proprietor, Nagashiki Shipping Co., acknowledged the arrests and mentioned: “We will continue to support the crew and their families while awaiting future judicial decisions. We sincerely apologize for causing a great deal of inconvenience to everyone involved, including everyone in Mauritius, due to this grounding accident and oil spill. We will continue our efforts to collect the spilled oil and minimize the damage to the environment.”
