Tag: oil spill

According to International news, an offshore oil spill near the coast of Ecuador has spread to land. On 19th July, it reached a popular beach and appeared in nearby waters.

According to satellite images, the spill started on July 4th and has extended to a total area of 400 square kilometres.

The salvage operation to remove bow section of wrecked bulker OS 35 which begun on 3rd July, completed.  The two sections of the hulk have been removed, 10 months after the vessel hit an anchored gas carrier and sank off Gibraltar.

Port officials reports that the next step in the process to remove the wreck of the bulker OS 35 that sank at the end of August 2022 off Gibraltar is now underway. 

On Monday, two tankers collided on the Lena River in the Irkutsk Region, damaging the ship carrying approximately 140 tons of gasoline.

Up to 3,400 gallons of oil were spilled in the Mississippi river from a Kirby Inland Marine barge near Natchez, the U.S. Coast Guard said on 12th June. 

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.