Tag: oil spill

A tanker carrying around one million barrels of bitumen mix was involved in a collision near the Chinese port city of Qingdao during heavy fog, spilling oil into the Yellow Sea.

Sri Lanka seeks a claim for $17.38 million from the owners of the oil tanker New Diamond, that caught fire and left a spill of 40 kilometres off the country.

A Chinese-flagged fishing vessel, carrying 16 crew members and 130 tonnes of oil onboard, has run aground off Mauritius, causing a minor oil spill.

Gibraltar Port Authority has announced the prosecution of the AM Ghent for the recent oil spill.

Israel's Environmental Protection Minister Gila Gamliel said they have identified the crude oil tanker that was responsible for the oil spill off the coast of the country last month. It was the Libyan tanker Emerald, carrying cargo from Iran to Syria.

Following a sinking incident near the port of Sitka, Alaska, several days ago, the US Coast Guard immediately acted and responded to a report of a diesel fuel discharge.

The Greek ship Minerva Helen is no longer considered a suspect for the oil spill off Israel, following an investigation that took place by the Israeli authorities in Greece, Israel's Environmental Protection Ministry announced Sunday. 

In light of the large quantities of tar balls that were washed up on the Israeli shoreline several days ago, the IMO-administered Regional Marine Pollution Emergency Response Centre (REMPEC) offers assistance within the oil spill response.

After experiencing one of its worst oil spills, Israel is investigating the source. In this attempt, local media reported that Israel is investigating a ship that is being managed by Minerva Marine, with the company however formally denying the accusation as ''unfounded and inaccurate allegation''.

Large globs of tar have washed up on Israel's Mediterranean coastline, and are now considered one of the worst environmental disasters to hit the country.