Tag: oil spill

Ten oil spills of more than seven tonnes were recorded from tanker incidents in 2024, the same number as in 2023, according to ITOPF.

An emergency task force, including Russian Emergency Situations Minister Alexander Kurenkov, was deployed to the southern Krasnodar region to address an ongoing oil spill in the Kerch Strait.

Russia declared a regional state of emergency on 4 January in Crimea following the oil spill in the Kerch Strait in the Black Sea.

Russian investigators have revised their assessment of an oil spill that occurred mid-December in the Black Sea, stating that it was smaller than initially estimated.

The Clean Arctic Alliance issued a response to the sinking of two oil tankers in the Kerch Strait on 15 December resulting in an oil spill.

A significant oil spill occurred along the Russian Black Sea coast after two tankers were severely damaged in a storm over the weekend of December 14-15, 2024.

The Volgoneft-212 snapped in half on 15 December after being hit by a large wave during a storm while transiting the Kerch Strait.

USCG Incident Management pollution responders from Sector San Juan responded to an oil spill San Juan Harbor, Puerto Rico.

A new study by the Curtin University on the aftermath of the MV Wakashio oil spill finds that long-term monitoring and further studies are needed to understand the impact of Very Low Sulfur Fuel Oil (VLSFO) spills. 

Four crew members from the Dutch dredger Vox Maxima are facing charges under the Merchant Shipping Act 1995 for their roles in a significant oil spill in Singapore on June 14.