The Panama Ship Registry (PSR) has hit back at a video blaming it for the oil spill off Mauritius caused by the grounding of the bulker Wakashio.
The 203,000-dwt Japanese capesize (built 1997) broke up on Saturday after getting stuck on 25 July.
PSR issued a statement on Monday responding to "an unfortunate video circulating on social media".
It called this "slanderous, defamatory, disrespectful and evil-intentioned", not just for the flag but also the country and the way it does business.
