ARGO MERCHANT ran aground on Nantucket Shoals, off Massachusetts, USA, on 15th December 1976, and over the next month spilled her entire cargo (28,000 tonnes) of Venezuelan No 6 fuel oil and cutter
ITOPF was invited to participate in a training workshop focusing on trans-boundary spills as part of the Expanded ASEAN Maritime Forum (EAMF) Expanded ASEAN Seafarers' Training (EAST) Initiative.
This paper discusses the meaning of “international standards” for oil spill response in the context of remote operations. Practical examples are drawn from remote spills world-wide, including
