A Mauritian court on Monday handed down a 20-month prison sentence to the captain and first mate of a Japanese freighter for negligence in navigating the vessel after it ran aground off the Indian Ocean island nation in summer last year, spilling a large quantity of oil.The captain, a male Indian national, was arrested along with a Sri Lankan crew member in August last year. Both pleaded guilty to the charges at their trial but were convicted on Dec. 20.The court found that on July 25, 2020, the day the vessel owned by Nagashiki Shipping Co. ran aground, a birthday party where alcohol had b…READ FULL ARTICLE
