MV Wakashio disaster

2020 oil spillage event on the Mauritius coast arising from a grounded bulk carrier
Event oil_spill Q98138630
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MV Wakashio disaster

Summary

MV Wakashio disaster is an oil spill[1]. It draws 91 Wikipedia views per month (oil_spill category, ranking #7 of 39).[2]

Key Facts

  • MV Wakashio disaster is in the country of Mauritius[3].
  • MV Wakashio disaster's image is recorded as IMO helping to mitigate the impacts of MV Wakashio oil spill in Mauritius (50236896003).jpg[4].
  • MV Wakashio disaster's instance of is recorded as oil spill[5].
  • MV Wakashio disaster's operator is recorded as Mitsui O.S.K. Lines[6].
  • MV Wakashio disaster's locator map image is recorded as ECDM 20200819 Mauritius OilSpill.pdf[7].
  • MV Wakashio disaster's location is recorded as Pointe d'Esny[8].
  • MV Wakashio disaster's Commons category is recorded as Wakashio oil spill 2020[9].
  • MV Wakashio disaster's point in time is recorded as +2020-08-00T00:00:00Z[10].
  • MV Wakashio disaster's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': -20.43812, 'lon': 57.74463}[11].
  • MV Wakashio disaster's has cause is recorded as grounding[12].
  • MV Wakashio disaster's Google Knowledge Graph ID is recorded as /g/11jqswh_dv[13].

Why It Matters

MV Wakashio disaster draws 91 Wikipedia views per month (oil_spill category, ranking #7 of 39).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 12 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[14]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . theguardian.com. theguardian.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . theguardian.com. theguardian.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . theguardian.com. theguardian.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . theguardian.com. theguardian.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . marinetraffic.com. marinetraffic.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [14] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). MV Wakashio disaster. Retrieved May 3, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/mv-wakashio-disaster
MLA “MV Wakashio disaster.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 3 May. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/mv-wakashio-disaster.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_mv-wakashio-disaster_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{MV Wakashio disaster}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/mv-wakashio-disaster}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-03}}
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