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Thursday, October 25, 2018
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Columbia River Mystery Sheen

A large three mile mystery sheen on the Columbia River near Kalama, Washington on Wednesday initiated the immediate response of the Coast Guard, the Washington

October 25, 2018
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Tuesday, August 14, 2018
Oil Spill Reported After Tugboat Capsizes Near Vancouver, Canada
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Oil Spill Reported After Tugboat Capsizes Near Vancouver, Canada

The Canadian Coast Guard and other agencies are responding to a tugboat which sank overnight on the Fraser River near Vancouver. The Coast Guard reports that

August 14, 2018
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Sunday, June 24, 2018
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‘Considerable’ Heavy Fuel Oil Spill in Rotterdam After Odfjell Tanker Contacts Jetty; Reported 220 Tons of HFO Released

Odfjell said in a statement that while navigating to its assigned berth for loading, its vessel Bow Jubail made contact with a jetty and accidentally ruptured

June 24, 2018
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Monday, April 23, 2018
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Coast Guard: Dutch-Flagged Tanker Spills HFO in Lower Mississippi River

The U.S. Coast Guard is responding to a heavy fuel oil discharge from a Dutch-flagged tanker near Norco, Louisiana. Watchstanders at Coast Guard Sector New

April 23, 2018
Total Views: 71

Thursday, April 12, 2018
Nasty Oil Spill Closes Mississippi River Near New Orleans After Cargo Ship Hits Pier
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Nasty Oil Spill Closes Mississippi River Near New Orleans After Cargo Ship Hits Pier

The U.S. Coast Guard and local agencies are responding to reports of an oil spill after a cargo ship struck a pier near mile marker 100 on the lower

April 12, 2018
Total Views: 195

Thursday, April 5, 2018
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Indonesia Blames Ship’s Anchor for Massive Oil Spill

By Wilda Asmarini and Bernadette Christina Munthe JAKARTA, April 5 (Reuters) – A coal ship that dropped anchor off the coast of the Indonesian port city

April 5, 2018
Total Views: 91

Tuesday, October 24, 2017
Oil Cleanup Continues in Texas After Barge Explosion, Fire
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Oil Cleanup Continues in Texas After Barge Explosion, Fire

A Unified Command made up of representatives from the U.S. Coast Guard, Texas General Land Office, and Bouchard Transportation continue to respond to an oil

October 24, 2017
Total Views: 157

Friday, October 20, 2017
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New Estimate Doubles the Size of Last Week’s Oil Spill in the Gulf of Mexico

Authorities have doubled the size estimate of last week’s offshore oil spill from a damaged pipeline in the Gulf of Mexico approximately 40 miles

October 20, 2017
Total Views: 401

Monday, October 16, 2017
Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill May Be Biggest Since 2010
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Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill May Be Biggest Since 2010

BSEE Gulf of Mexico Region Director Lars Herbst on Monday initiated a Panel Investigation Monday into an oil release from subsea infrastructure located about

October 16, 2017
Total Views: 182

Saturday, October 14, 2017
Coast Guard Responding to 300,000 Gallon Crude Oil Spill in Gulf of Mexico
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Coast Guard Responding to 300,000 Gallon Crude Oil Spill in Gulf of Mexico

The U.S. Coast Guard and other federal agencies are responding to a crude oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. The Coast Guard said Saturday its Sector New

October 14, 2017
Total Views: 94

Wednesday, September 13, 2017
Large Oil Spill Washes Ashore in Greece After Tanker Sinks
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Large Oil Spill Washes Ashore in Greece After Tanker Sinks

Greek authorities are working to cleanup a large oil spill that has impacted the shoreline of a Greek island near Piraeus this after a tanker sank in area

September 13, 2017
Total Views: 111

Friday, April 7, 2017
Sunken Barge Leaking Oil in San Francisco Bay
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Sunken Barge Leaking Oil in San Francisco Bay

The Coast Guard and other agencies responded to a report of the capsized and sunken 112-foot freight barge Vengeance leaking diesel fuel and hydraulic oil

April 7, 2017
Total Views: 52

Friday, February 24, 2017
Tug ‘Samson Mariner’ Headed to Seattle for Repairs
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Tug ‘Samson Mariner’ Headed to Seattle for Repairs

The damaged tug Samson Mariner is returning to Seattle, Washington for repairs after running aground last week while towing a barge in Alaska’s Inside

February 24, 2017
Total Views: 166

Friday, February 17, 2017
Coast Guard: 1,100 Gallons of Diesel Spilled from ‘Samson Mariner’ in Alaska
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Coast Guard: 1,100 Gallons of Diesel Spilled from ‘Samson Mariner’ in Alaska

The U.S. Coast Guard and other federal and local agencies are continuing to respond to the tugboat Samson Mariner that ran aground and spilled fuel while

February 17, 2017
Total Views: 136

Wednesday, January 4, 2017
Bunker Spill After Containerships Collide in East Johor Straits Near Singapore
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Bunker Spill After Containerships Collide in East Johor Straits Near Singapore

SINGAPORE, Jan 4 (Reuters) – Nearly 300 tonnes of oil spilled into the narrow strait separating Singapore and Malaysia after a collision between two

January 4, 2017
Total Views: 64

Thursday, October 13, 2016
Kirby Tug Leaking Fuel After Running Aground in British Columbia [Incident Photos]
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Kirby Tug Leaking Fuel After Running Aground in British Columbia [Incident Photos]

Friday: more photos added at bottom An American tugboat pushing an empty petroleum barge has run aground and is leaking fuel near Bella Bella located on

October 13, 2016
Total Views: 190

Tuesday, October 4, 2016
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BP’s Clair Field Still Shut After Oil Leak

By Angelina Rascouet (Bloomberg) — BP Plc’s Clair offshore field near the U.K.’s Shetland Islands is still shut following an oil leak. BP, which

October 4, 2016
Total Views: 78

Monday, May 16, 2016
Response Continues to Offshore Oil Spill in Gulf of Mexico; Skimming Operations Concluded
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Response Continues to Offshore Oil Spill in Gulf of Mexico; Skimming Operations Concluded

The U.S. Coast Guard and Shell are continuing their response to the release of some 88,200 gallons of crude oil from a subsea flow line into the Gulf of

May 16, 2016
Total Views: 61

Friday, May 13, 2016
Shell Pipeline Leaks 88,000 Gallons of Oil in Gulf of Mexico
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Shell Pipeline Leaks 88,000 Gallons of Oil in Gulf of Mexico

The U.S. Coast Guard is responding to a crude oil spill reportedly discharged from a Shell subsea well-head flow line, approximately 90 miles south of

May 13, 2016
Total Views: 141

Friday, March 25, 2016
Grounded TS Lines Cargo Ship Splits in Two Off Taiwan
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Grounded TS Lines Cargo Ship Splits in Two Off Taiwan

A grounded cargo ship has split in two and is leaking fuel oil a little more than two weeks after becoming stranded along the coast in northern Taiwan.

March 25, 2016
Total Views: 767