oil spill

NEW ORLEANS, LA (gCaptain) In a high-profile case involving environmental crimes at sea, two corporations—Privé Overseas Marine and Privé Shipping

By Malte Humpert (gCaptain) – Emergency personnel in Greenland near the southern community of Nanortalik worked over the weekend to contain a 20,000 liters

An oil spill from the MSC Apollo containership in Algoa Bay, South Africa, is currently under investigation by authorities as its impact on local wildlife

The South African Maritime Safety Authority (SAMSA) reports that authorities have initiated an investigation into an oil spill in Algoa Bay. The spill is

TELDE, Sept 5 (Reuters) – An oil spill off the Spanish island of Gran Canaria forced local authorities to close several beaches in the popular holiday

ARACAS, Aug 17 (Reuters) – An oil spill, which appeared to originate from Venezuela’s El Palito refinery several days ago, has

TANZA, Philippines, July 29 (Reuters) – An oil spill from a marine tanker that capsized off the coast of Manila Bay in

The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) has provided an update on the sinking of the MT Terra Nova and the ongoing oil spill response operations in the waters near

MANILA, July 25 (Reuters) – A marine tanker carrying industrial fuel sank in rough seas off the Philippines on Thursday, causing the death of a

MADRID, July 22 (Reuters) – Spanish authorities have detained a German-operated cargo ship for causing a spill during a refuelling operation near

By Krishna Karra, Alex Longley and Verity Ratcliffe (Bloomberg) — An oil slick extending more than 125 miles appeared in the Red Sea, satellite images

CAPE TOWN, July 11 (Reuters) – Salvage operations were in high-gear on Thursday to prevent a potential oil spill and pollution along South

SINGAPORE, June 20 (Reuters) – Singapore will seek compensation for the costs incurred in an oil spill last week from the owners of

The Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) has been working to container and clean up a bunker fuel oil spill involving a Netherlands-flagged dredger,

SINGAPORE, June 15 (Reuters) – Beaches on Singapore’s Sentosa island were closed on Saturday after an oil spill spread from a

A Unified Command has been established to manage the response to the barge strike on the Pelican Island Causeway in Galveston, Texas. The MMLP 321 barge, owned

A Unified Command has successfully completed an integrity test on the Main Pass Oil Gathering (MPOG) company’s pipeline system, located southeast of New

A Unified Command on Monday concluded its response to an oil sheen spotted off the coast of Huntington Beach, California. Cleanup crews managed to recover

March 9 (Reuters) – The U.S. Coast Guard said on Saturday it did not observe any remaining recoverable oil sheen during a morning overflight off

A Unified Command has been established to respond to an oil sheen spotted offshore of Huntington Beach, California, near oil platforms. Sector Los Angeles-Long