Tag: oil pollution

Greenpeace Middle East and North Africa (MENA) has warned of a potential environmental disaster after two crude oil tankers, Adalynn and Front Eagle, collided in the Gulf of Oman near the Strait of Hormuz. 

Ukrainian authorities launched an investigation against the captain of a Russian oil tanker accused of causing a major spill in the Kerch Strait by ignoring severe weather conditions while transiting.

Authorities in the southern Indian state of Kerala have been urgently working to contain an oil spill in the Arabian Sea after MSC ELSA sank.

USCG and LOSCO successfully secured the discharge of oil and natural gas from Well 59 near Garden Island Bay, Louisiana.

Several tar balls have been found and collected near the site where the containership MSC Baltic III ran aground back in February.

USCG and Boston Police has rescued three crew members from a fishing vessel that ran aground and was leaking fuel and oil on 11 April.

The Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) reported that on 3 April an oil patch was sighted in the eastern Johor Strait.

The International Oil Pollution Compensation Funds (IOPC Funds) has issued new guidance for member states on investigating oil pollution incidents involving uninsured or unsafe ships.

A containership docked at Keelung Port has spilled oil during refuelling, contaminating several nearby vessels on 16 March.

Russia announced the inspection of Russian companies that operate tankers for the compliance with rules for transportation of oil products.