The Maltese tanker ERIKA, carrying some 31,000 tonnes of heavy fuel oil as cargo, broke in two in a severe storm in the Bay of Biscay on 12th December 1999, 60 miles from the coast of Brittany. All
On 12th May 1976 the tanker URQUIOLA struck bottom on entering the port of La Coruña and began leaking oil. It was estimated that 100,000 tonnes of Arabian Light crude oil was spilt during this
The International Oil Spill Conference (IOSC) 2024 took place in New Orleans, USA with ITOPF contributing to a significant number of events across the week which saw more than 1000 delegates from
For the last four and a half decades the average number of large oil spills from tankers, i.e. greater than 700 tonnes, has progressively reduced and since 2010 averages 1.7 per year.
This paper highlights lessons learnt from observations stretching back 60 years, both before and after the Torrey Canyon spill, for rocky shore monitoring, especially the need for broad-scale and
ITOPF has just published its Annual Review for 2018. This report incorporates Financial Statements for the year ending 20th February 2018 and provides notice of its Annual General Meeting on 8th
