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17 dead dolphins wash up on Mauritius beach near oil spill site
A month after an oil spill from a Japanese ship that ran aground is causing a major ecological disaster in Mauritius.
Thu Aug 27 2020
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Stricken ship behind oil spill sunk off Mauritius
Greenpeace opposed the plan, warning last week that sinking the vessel would "risk biodiversity and contaminate the ocean.
Tue Aug 25 2020