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Oil spill reported from container ship in Oakland

The US Coast Guard informed that it responded to a sheen reported from a container ship moored at the Matson Terminal in Oakland, on 22 February. The crewmembers of the ship noticed the sheen on 21 February, shortly after mooring. The Matsonia crew started the ship's vessel response plan, informed the US Coast Guard and the National Response Center of the sheen and placed containment boom around the ship to contain the sheen.

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Oil spill incidents increase in S. Korea during 2018

The number of marine pollution and oil spill accidents in South Korea reported a rise during 2018, the Korea Coast Guard informed. Namely, a total of 288 accidents of sea pollution were reported in the country in 2018, an increase of 6%, or 271, from the previous year. The amount of pollutants that leaked into the sea in the accidents increased as well by 9% to 251 kiloliters in 2018.

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INTERPOL operation reveals 500 marine pollution crimes

On October, INTERPOL conducted a world-wide law enforcement operation aimed at investigating maritime pollution found 500 offences, including illegal discharges of oil and garbage from ships, violations of ship emissions rules, as well as river pollution and runoffs from land to sea. The international effort led to more than 5200 inspections resulted in at least 185 investigations, with arrests and prosecutions anticipated.

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