Tag: pollution prevention

While it may sound unusual, popcorn plays a crucial role in oil spill prevention exercises, offering an innovative way to protect the marine environment.

The Italian Coast Guard responded to a fire aboard Rospo Mare B, an oil platform off the coast of Vasto on Italy's Adriatic coast.

The U.S. Coast Guard and partners responded to the grounding of a bulker in the Benjamin Franklin Bridge in the Delaware River on 9 January.

Five crewmembers were rescued from the Mississippi River after their vessel collided with a bulker on 29 December.

The UK Maritime and Coastguard Agency has issued a MIN for Red Sea and Gulf of Aden MARPOL Annex I and V Special Areas pollution prevention.

The Finnish Coast Guard deployed one of its patrol vessels and a tug to help the tanker that suffered engine failure in the Gulf of Finland.

On 23 December, the containership, AMNAH, tilted and then capsized at Ambarli Port, causing several containers to spill into the sea.

On 21 December, the general cargo ship KUALA MAS collided with the product tanker MARITIM KHATULISTIWA, which was anchored at Kupang.

The Port of Amsterdam announced that from 1 January 2025, there will be a restriction on the use of open-loop scrubbers for seagoing vessels.

The EU Council on 17 December adopted its position on a regulation on preventing the loss of plastic pellets including in maritime transport.