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Friday, August 4, 2023
Great Lakes Bulk Carrier Spills Diesel into Lake Michigan
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Great Lakes Bulk Carrier Spills Diesel into Lake Michigan

A Unified Command consisting of the U.S. Coast Guard and other state and local agencies is coordinating a response to a diesel spill from a commercial vessel

August 4, 2023
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Wednesday, August 2, 2023
Bunker Fuel Spill Closes Port of Gibraltar
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Bunker Fuel Spill Closes Port of Gibraltar

Operations at the Port of Gibraltar are on hold after a bunker fuel spill from a ship anchored in the Bay of Gibraltar. The spill occurred at approximately

August 2, 2023
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Saturday, July 29, 2023
Boats spray water onto an offshore oil platform that caught fire at the Pemex's Cantarell Field, in the Bay of Campeche, Mexico July 7, 2023. Courtesy Petroleos Mexicanos (PEMEX) @Pemex/Handout via REUTERS
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Mexico’s Pemex Admits Offshore Oil Spill, Downplays Size And Impact

By Stefanie Eschenbacher and Adriana Barrera MEXICO CITY, (Reuters) – The chief executive officer of Mexican state energy oil Pemex on Wednesday sought

July 29, 2023
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Saturday, July 22, 2023
Peru Calls Out Repsol For Paying Tiny Fraction Of Oil Spill Fines
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Peru Calls Out Repsol For Paying Tiny Fraction Of Oil Spill Fines

By Marcelo Rochabrun (Bloomberg) –Peru’s Environment Minister Albina Ruiz called out Spanish oil firm Repsol SA Thursday for only paying a small

July 22, 2023
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Tuesday, July 18, 2023
Sunken Tug Spills Diesel in Tennessee River
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Sunken Tug Spills Diesel in Tennessee River

The U.S. Coast Guard and partner agencies are responding to a diesel fuel spill from a sunken tugboat on the Tennessee River, near Florence, Alabama. Most of

July 18, 2023
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Tuesday, June 13, 2023
Kirby Barge Spills 3,400 Gallons of Oil into Lower Mississippi River
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Kirby Barge Spills 3,400 Gallons of Oil into Lower Mississippi River

Approximately 3,400 gallons of oil was spilled into the Lower Mississippi River from a Kirby Inland Marine barge near Natchez, Mississippi, on Saturday. Coast

June 13, 2023
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Wednesday, May 10, 2023
shell nigeria oil spill satellite image
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Shell Wins UK Supreme Court Case on 2011 Oil Spill Off Nigerian Coast

By Estelle Shirbon LONDON, May 10 (Reuters) – The UK Supreme Court ruled on Wednesday that it was too late for Nigerian claimants to sue two

May 10, 2023
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Friday, March 3, 2023
Philippines Scrambles to Locate and Contain Oil Spill from Sunken Tanker
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Philippines Scrambles to Locate and Contain Oil Spill from Sunken Tanker

MANILA, March 3 (Reuters) – Environment and disaster authorities in the Philippines rushed to contain an oil spill on Friday from a sunken fuel

March 3, 2023
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Tuesday, February 21, 2023
Spain Detains Tanker Over Mediterranean Oil Discharge
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Spain Detains Tanker Over Mediterranean Oil Discharge

By Emma Pinedo and Jonathan Saul MADRID, Feb 21 (Reuters) – Spain has detained and fined a Maltese-flagged oil tanker it says discharged oil in

February 21, 2023
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Monday, January 23, 2023
Containership Spills Fuel in Vancouver Harbor
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Containership Spills Fuel in Vancouver Harbor

The Canadian Coast Guard spent the weekend responding to a fuel oil spill from a containership near Spanish Banks in Vancouver Harbour. The spill was first

January 23, 2023
Total Views: 3449

Friday, December 2, 2022
Coast Guard Continues to Monitor Oil Discharges from Sunken Liberty Ship Off Florida
Environment

Coast Guard Continues to Monitor Oil Discharges from Sunken Liberty Ship Off Florida

The U.S. Coast Guard and Florida’s Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) are continuing to monitor periodic oil discharges from the sunken Liberty

December 2, 2022
Total Views: 3847

Monday, August 22, 2022
Oil Spill Response Continues for Sunken Fishing Vessel in Washington
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Oil Spill Response Continues for Sunken Fishing Vessel in Washington

A Unified Command continues to respond to a sunken commercial fishing vessel that has spilled diesel fuel west of San Juan Island in Washington. Watchstanders

August 22, 2022
Total Views: 2038

Thursday, August 11, 2022
No More Recoverable Oil in Terrebonne Bay Oil Spill
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No More Recoverable Oil in Terrebonne Bay Oil Spill

A unified command responding to an oil spill in Louisiana’s Terrebonne Bay says overflights show there is no more recoverable oil. The source of the

August 11, 2022
Total Views: 1186

Wednesday, July 20, 2022
Ship Spills 30,000 Gallons of Fuel in The Bahamas
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Ship Spills 30,000 Gallons of Fuel in The Bahamas

Some 30,000 gallons of fuel has spilled from a vessel in The Bahamas, a government official said Wednesay. The oil spill took place at the world-famous resort

July 20, 2022
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Sunday, January 30, 2022
Oil Spill Threatens Corals In Eastern Thailand
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Oil Spill Threatens Corals In Eastern Thailand

BANGKOK, Jan 30 (Reuters) – Authorities are rushing to prevent an oil spill in eastern Thailand from damaging fragile corals, after officials said on

January 30, 2022
Total Views: 1777

Saturday, January 29, 2022
Navy Ships Deployed To Contain Oil Spill In The Gulf Of Thailand
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Navy Ships Deployed To Contain Oil Spill In The Gulf Of Thailand

BANGKOK, Jan 29 (Reuters) – A beach in eastern Thailand was declared a disaster area on Saturday as oil leaking from an underwater pipeline in the Gulf

January 29, 2022
Total Views: 926

Thursday, January 20, 2022
Tsunami Induced Oil Spill in Peru Declared Environmental Emergency
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Tsunami Induced Oil Spill in Peru Declared Environmental Emergency

By Marco Aquino LIMA, Jan 20 (Reuters) – Peruvian President Pedro Castillo declared an environmental emergency on Thursday as clean-up teams struggled to

January 20, 2022
Total Views: 2854

Monday, December 27, 2021
New Pipeline Leak in Southern California Waters
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New Pipeline Leak in Southern California Waters

Officials in California are investigating a new pipeline leak in San Pedro Bay, California, near the congested ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach. Over the

December 27, 2021
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Saturday, September 4, 2021
A miles long black slick floating in the Gulf of Mexico near Enterprise Offshore Drilling Rig. Photos via NOAA
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Divers To Locate Source Of Reported Oil Spill in Gulf

by Andrea Shalal (Reuters) A private dive team will try to locate the source of a suspected oil spill spotted in the Marchand area of the Gulf of Mexico

September 4, 2021
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Thursday, June 17, 2021
Great Lakes Dredge & Dock to Pay $1 Million for Causing 2016 Bay Long Oil Spill
Offshore

Great Lakes Dredge & Dock to Pay $1 Million for Causing 2016 Bay Long Oil Spill

Houston-based Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Company (NASDAQ: GLDD) has plead guilty in the Eastern District of Louisiana in connection with an oil spill

June 17, 2021
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