Tag: oil spill

On 21 and 23 August 2024, the Greek-registered MV Sounion, an oil tanker carrying 150 000 tons of crude oil, was subjected to separate attacks by militants in the southern Red Sea. While the vessel was not under EUNAVFOR Aspides protection, it requested assistance following the initial attack using a distress signal.

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. 

On 3 September, a BC Ferries' Queen of New Westminster experienced a critical failure when its starboard propeller detached from its propulsion shaft, triggering a hydraulic oil spill in Tsawwassen, Canada. 

According to Reuters, an oil spill near the Spanish island of Gran Canaria led local officials to shut down multiple beaches in the popular tourist spot on 5th September and declare an environmental emergency.

The Greek-flagged crude oil tanker Sounion, attacked by Yemen's Houthi forces in the Red Sea, remains on fire and is leaking oil, according to the Pentagon.

The MV SOUNION, carrying 150.000 tonnes of crude oil, has been on fire since August 23rd, posing a significant navigational and environmental hazard.

According to the South African Maritime Safety Authority (SAMSA), over 200 people are being mobilized to enhance the cleanup effort of oil from the stranded MV Ultra Galaxy cargo vessel. Recent wintry and stormy weather along South Africa's west coast has further shattered the wreck.

In response to the grounding of MV Mirola 1 on July 31, 2024, the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) in collaboration with the Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office (PDRRMO) of Bataan carried out an aerial surveillance and shoreline assessment.

Coastal clean-up efforts are intensifying along South Africa’s west coast following an oil spill caused by the breakup of the MV Ultra Galaxy, a Panama-registered general cargo vessel.