TOKYO (Reuters) - The Japanese shipping company that owns the bulk carrier that struck a coral reef off of Mauritius and leaked some 1,000 tonnes of oil said the government of Mauritius had requested compensation.
Nagashiki Shipping also said in a statement that the cause of the incident was still not known and would be fully investigated.
Reporting by Sakura Murakami; Writing by David Dolan
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