A Japanese cargo ship ran aground in Qiusi waters, causing a large amount of fuel leakage. Who is responsible for this?

A cargo ship belonging to the Japanese operating company Mitsui Lines ran aground on the coast of Mauritius and leaked a large amount of fuel. Mauritius was not prepared for this fuel leak at all and had no choice but to ask France for help. Moreover, the scale of the fuel leak was not small, which caused great harm to the local ecological environment. Corals and fish around the coast of Mauritius are in danger. So who is specifically responsible for this accident? It seems that the reason for this stranding accident is very strange, it turned out to be the need to connect to WiFi. The crew of the cargo ship Wakashio was holding a birthday celebration on the night it ran aground. However, because there was no WiFi, they wanted to drive the cargo ship closer to the land, so the entire ship deviated from the safe channel that it should have taken. I don’t know if the WiFi was connected in the end, but I hit a reef. According to the crew, they all went to the beach after the ship ran aground, but no fuel leakage was found at that time. It should be that the weather conditions that day were very bad, which caused cracks on the starboard side of the ship and eventually a large amount of fuel leaked. However, the impact of this fuel leak is very serious because the incident occurred very close to the Mauritius Ecological Reserve, and the country of Mauritius itself relies on tourism to make money. Under the impact of the COVID-19 epidemic, the economic situation was not very good, and there was also a fuel leak, which can be said to be very sad. If we really want to find someone responsible, it should be Mitsui Lines. Moreover, the company also publicly apologized and said it would be responsible. As for the specific person in charge, it is hard to say. It may be the crew member who wanted to connect the WiFi, or it may be the captain who actually drove the ship away from the safe route, or it may be the captain who actually drove the ship away from the safe route. All are responsible. This requires MOL to make its own decision internally. Let’s talk about the responsible party, Mitsui O.S. Lines. This company is considered one of Japan’s three shipping giants. Its company is also financially strong. Its net profit and the company’s market price combined can be said to be the first in Japan. Therefore, MOL should be able to take responsibility, but it is difficult to deal with the fuel leakage, and it is estimated that solving the damage to the surrounding environment will also be relatively cumbersome and difficult.