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Grounded ship emptied of fuel, but heavy damage for Mauritius

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By ANDREW MELDRUM

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And now it has become clear: the Merchant Vessel Wakashio altered course, departing from the approved shipping lane (by 12 naautical miles) in order to approach Mauritius to be near enough to use the island's Wi-Fi, simply because a member of the crew (ship's Master) wanted to receive his birthday messages on the 25th of July...

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