Mauritian authorities announced that the tanks of the MV Wakashio, which ran aground two weeks ago off the South East coast of the island, had been emptied of their heavy fuel payload with a small amount of residual oil remaining in the engine room. Salvage teams have thus been successful in avoiding the worst. Damage to the lagoons, the shores and the ecosystem remains localised. These constitute a major relief for Mauritians and the Mauritius tourist industry.

毛里求斯当局宣布，目前已经排空了两周前在岛东南沿海搁浅的MV Wakashio货船油箱里的重油，机舱中还残留有少量燃油。抢险小组的行动成功地避免了事故发生最坏的情况，并使得对泻湖，海岸和生态系统的破坏局部化。这些进展情况让毛里求斯人民和毛里求斯旅游业面临的压力得到重大缓解。

Much of the fuel oil spilled in some parts of Mauritius’s south east lagoons were removed and disposed of in secured locations. Efforts to contain the spill are being led by Mauritian authorities in collaboration with around 100 experts from all over the world. The MV Wakashio broke into two on 15 August. The rear half of the ship remains on the reefs and the front half will be towed away. There has been no further spillage at this stage.

在毛里求斯东南泻湖部分地区泄漏的大部分燃油都已被清除，并转移到安全的地点进行处理。毛里求斯当局与来自世界各地约100名专家合作，采取各种行动努力遏制泄漏。Wakashio货船在8月15日破裂成两部分。船的后半部仍留在礁石上，而前半部将被拖走。目前，没有进一步的燃油泄漏。

There has been a strong mobilization of Mauritians to support public authorities, the private sector, experts and NGOs in operations to contain the spread and remove the heavy oil already spilled in the lagoon. Significant progress has been made in recent days, which continued to motivate response teams to take prompt actions.

毛里求斯已大力地全国动员起来，以支持公共机构，企业单位，专家和非政府组织开展行动，以控制燃油的蔓延和清除已经泄漏在泻湖中的重油。最近几天，这些行动也取得了重大进展，这将继续激励响应呼吁的团队采取迅速行动。

Impact of the oil spill is localized in the south eastern region of the island over an estimated 10 to 12 kilometres of coastline leaving the remaining 310 kilometres unaffected. Encouraging reports confirm that even major beaches of the south east as well as the Blue Bay Marine Park are unaffected. Beaches and lagoons on most of the south and east part of the island as well as in the north and west have not been affected. This is encouraging for hotels, resorts and other tourism operators as they stay prepared to welcome tourists again when borders reopen after they were closed earlier this year due to the outbreak of Covid-19.

漏油事件的影响仅限于毛里求斯岛东南部长约10至12公里的海岸线，其余的310公里海岸未受影响。令人鼓舞的是，报告证实，甚至东南部的主要海滩以及蓝湾海洋公园均未受影响。 岛上大部分南部和东部以及北部和西部的海滩和泻湖都没有受到影响。这对当地酒店，度假村和其他旅游运营商来说是令人鼓舞的，因为今年年初由于新冠疫情的爆发而关闭边境后，他们的业务也暂停了，而他们已准备好当边境重新开放时，再次欢迎游客的到来。

Some facts about the MV Wakashio spillage:

关于MV Wakashio货船泄漏事故的事实和数据：

• The MV Wakashio was carrying a payload of 4,180 metric tons of heavy oil.

MV Wakashio货船载有4180公吨重油

• As from 06 August, heavy oil started leaking from one cracked oil tank of the Wakashio. The spillage stopped on 09 August after 500 metric tons of oil were pumped out of the cracked tank.

•从8月6日起，Wakashio货船的一个破裂的油箱开始出现重油泄漏。8月9日，从破裂的油箱中抽出500公吨油后，泄漏停止了。

• An estimated 800 metric tons of oil leaked in the sea and lagoons.

预计有800公吨的燃油泄漏到大海和泻湖中。

• 3,184 metric tons of oil were pumped out of the tanks of the bulk carrier.

从散货船的油箱中共抽出了3,184公吨油

• Around 884 metric tons of oil liquid waste, 524 metric tons of solid waste sludge and contaminated debris, and 416 cubic meters of saturated artisanal booms have been collected as at mid-day on Monday August 17, 2020.

截至2020年8月17日星期一中午，已清理了大约884公吨的燃油废液，524吨的固体污泥和受污染的秽土以及416立方米被燃油渗透饱和的手工围油栏。

• The MV Wakashio broke into two on 15 August. The rear half of the ship remains on the reefs and the front half will be towed away.

MV Wakashio 货船在8月15日裂成两部分。 船的后半部留在礁石上，而前半部将被拖走。

• There has been no further spillage at this stage.

现阶段没有进一步的燃油泄漏。

• An estimated 10 to 12 kilometres of coastline and surrounding lagoons were most hit by the spillage situated in the south eastern part of the island.

岛东南部的燃油泄漏预计对10至12公里的海岸线和周围的泻湖造成破坏。

• More than 310 kilometres of beaches and coastline (where most of the hotels and resorts are situated) representing more than 96% of the island’s coastline remain unaffected.

超过310公里的海滩和海岸线（岛上大多数酒店和度假村所在地），相当于96％以上的海岸线均未受影响。