Tag: oil spill

On 29th May, Dynamic support vessel (DSV) Fire Opal has begun oil siphoning operation in Naujan municipality to seal off leaks from the sunken tanker Princess Empress, which sank south of Luzon off Pola, Oriental Mindoro on February 28th.

Environmental group SkyTruth is investigating a likely 250km long oil slick in Sudan waters, probably discharged from a moving vessel over several hours.

On 23th May, the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG), deployed a response team to contain the oil spill that was detected in two municipalities in Batangas.

The Port of Gibraltar reports that the Captain of the port, John Ghio, has received an updated timeline and revised method statement from the contractors on the preparations and plans for the final removal of the OS 35 wreck.

Earlier this week, The Supreme Court of the United Kingdom concluded that it was too late for a group of Nigerian claimants to sue two Shell companies over the Nigeria Bonga oil spill in 2011.

IMO announced that it urges Member States to contribute equipment to help UN-led efforts to prevent a possible catastrophic oil spill from the FSO SAFER, an ageing and rapidly decaying floating storage offshore (FSO) unit moored 4.8 nautical miles off the Red Sea coast of Yemen.

According to the Gibraltar Port Authority, as a result of the adverse weather conditions at sea last week, the OS 35 has shifted slightly from its position and separated further in the area of the hull previously damaged.

Philippines' authorities will file criminal charges against those involved in the oil spill caused by the sinking of the MT Princess Empress off the coast of Oriental Mindoro in February. 

The Philippines Coast Guard (PCG) and a Japanese salvor have begun a bagging operation to seal off leaks from the sunken tanker Princess Empress, which sank south of Luzon off Pola, Oriental Mindoro on February 28th.

On March 14th, a Senate inquiry about the oil spill caused by the sunk tanker MT Princess Empress was held in Philippines, revealing that the vessel did not have permission to sail.