A Japanese freighter that spilled oil after it ran aground off Mauritius last month had navigated closer to the island in order to get a mobile network connection to obtain information about the new coronavirus in the crew members' home countries, according to a judicial source familiar with the matter.The crew of the vessel owned by Nagashiki Shipping Co. and operated by Mitsui O.S.K. Lines Ltd., both Japanese companies, "wanted to talk to (their) families because they are aware of COVID-19 in their countries," the source told Kyodo News in a recent phone interview.Crew members from severa…READ FULL ARTICLE
