On 7th December 2007, the VLCC HEBEI SPIRIT (146,848GT, built 1993), laden with 209,000 tonnes of four different Middle Eastern crude oils, was struck by a crane barge whilst at anchor off Taean,
The Information Fusion Centre (IFC) hosted ITOPF in Singapore to meet with their team and to share our knowledge and experience of responding to marine pollution incidents and ITOPF's key services.
On 15th November 1979, Romanian tanker INDEPENDENTA collided with the Greek cargo ship EVRIALI, off Haydarpasa at the entrance to the Bosphorus, in Turkey. A part of the cargo of 93,800 tonnes of
On 7th December 2004, the Malysian bulk carrier SELENDANG AYU suffered engine failure whilst en-route from Seattle, USA to Xiamen, the People's Republic of China, and ran aground off Skan Bay in
To report a spill of oil, chemicals or other substance, please call us on the number above for advice and/or to mobilise us to site. Your call will be forwarded to an ITOPF Technical Adviser who
