Tag: oil spill

In the wake of Hurricane Ida, US Coast Guard announced that is investigating nearly 350 reports of oil spills in and along the U.S. Gulf of Mexico.

Following the grounding of Crimson Polaris that occurred on August 11 causing an oil spill off Hachinohe, Japanese NYK dispatched 10 employees to assist in the area clean-up.

Russia has opened a criminal investigation on the spill, which occurred during loading of the Greek-flagged tanker Minerva Symphony near the Black Sea port of Novorossiisk, on 7 August. 

Following the grounding incident of the wood-chip carrier "Crimson Polaris" off Hachinohe, the vessel’s hull split into two pieces and began spilling oil. 

The containership "Zephyr Lumos" collided with the bulk carrier "Galapagos" on July 11, in the Strait of Malacca, resulting in major damages and an oil spill.

AMSA will be conducting a study on very low sulphur fuel oils throughout 2021, to determine how these might behave if spilled into the Australian marine environment. 

A Portuguese-flagged container ship spilled oil off India, after suffering an underwater crack in its fuel tank, while on passage from Colombo to Haldia, West Bengal, a government statement said.

The UN is disappointed that Yemen’s Houthi rebels are delaying a repair mission for a decaying oil tanker, which could spill its million-barrel load into the Red Sea.

In 2020, there were only 3 incidents where more than 7 tonnes of oil were spilled, according to annual ITOPF statistics of oil spills from tankers. The total volume of oil lost in all 3 incidents was approximately 1,000 MT, making it amongst the lowest on record. 

Xodus Group mapped-out potential risks to the UK’s coastal environment, marine life and traffic as a result of hydrocarbon releases from energy industry activity and shipping has been completed, in order to inform the Maritime and Coastguard Agency’s (MCA) future response strategy.