MV Wakashio<\/a> was worsening early on Saturday and it split by the afternoon, the Mauritius National Crisis Committee said.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
\u201cAt around 4.30pm, a major detachment of the vessel\u2019s forward section was observed,\u201d it said in a statement. \u201cOn the basis of the experts\u2019 advice, the towing plan is being implemented.\u201d<\/p>\n
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The vessel struck a coral reef on July 25, spilling about 1,000 tonnes of fuel oil and endangering corals, fish, and other marine life in what some scientists have called the country\u2019s worst ecological disaster.<\/p>\n
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