OKIYO MARITIME CORP V MAURITIUS

2026 SCJ 86, Supreme Court, Mauritius, Hamuth-Laulloo J, Gunesh-Balaghee J, 26 February 2026

Limitation of liability – Statute providing that limitation not available "for oil pollution damage" - Whether limitation available for bunker oil pollution under Mauritius law – Merchant Shipping Act 2007 ss 193-195, 204

The applicant was the registered owner of the bulk carrier Wakashio which broke apart and sank after grounding on a reef in Mauritius in July 2020.