Mauritius has arrested the captain of a Japanese cargo ship that caused devastating oil spill after it ran aground off its coast late July. The 58-year-old Indian man was charged with endangering safe navigation. He's reportedly in custody pending a bail hearing next week. Mauritius says it will seek compensation from both the owner of the ship and the insurer. The island nation had declared a "state of environmental emergency" after the incident, and the owner of the carrier, Nagashiki Shipping, has pledged to respond to compensation requests.
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