Tag: 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.

MPA confirmed that oil which overflowed during a bunkering operation from the r bulk carrier INES CORRADO has stopped.

Minister Colm Imbert said the tugboat Solo Creed had been arrested in Angola in his wrap-up speech in the Senate budget debate on 23 October.

According to the US Department of Justice (DOJ), two shipping companies were sentenced to pay a $2 million criminal penalty and complete four years of probation for illegally discharging oil into the ocean.

According to the South African Maritime Safety Authority (SAMSA), an oil spill from a cargo vessel in Algoa Bay at the weekend, and which has since been confirmed to have affected local wildlife, continues to be investigated, even as its spread at sea and along local beaches seems limited.

The South Africa Incident Management Organisation (IMOrg) has launched an investigation into an oily substance spillage, believed to have originated from a vehicle transportation vessel, MSC Apollo, that was anchored in Algoa Bay.