Asahi noted that according to the local media, the government of Mauritius has decided to ask Japan to pay some $30 million in compensation for the environmental and other damage caused by the oil spillage from a Japanese freighter. A portion of the money will be used to purchase 100 trawlers for fishermen hit hard by the accident.
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Mauritius to ask Japan for $30 million in compensation for oil spill
- September 1, 2020
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