By Vel Moonien in Mauritius (gCaptain) –
Eight months after the Wakashio incident, a Chinese long liner has now ended up on the reefs off Pointe-aux-Sables, a neighboring village of Port-Louis harbor on the north-western coast of Mauritius.
Heavy swells and wind associated with Tropical Storm Iman are believed to have played a roll in Sunday’s grounding of the 40-meter F/V Lu Rong Yuan Yu 588.
The captain sent a distress call to the Mauritius Radio Service at 17.38 hours, prompting the National Coast Guard (NCG) to send several of its rescue teams to the site. Neither the local fishermen who volunteered to help nor the NCG could get close to the Lu Rong Yuan Yu 588 due to waves.