Mitsui OSK Lines, charterer of the bulk carrier Wakashio that grounded off Mauritius in July causing widespread pollution, said the ship's crew had attempted to sail into an area “within communication range of mobile phones”, prior to the accident.
Based on evidence from the crew, obtained by the ship’s owner Nagashiki Shipping, MOL said the crew had changed the vessel's planned course from 22 nautical miles (41 km) from the Mauritius coastline to just five nautical miles and then two nautical miles.
