Containing floating oil within booms for recovery by specialised skimmers is often seen as the ideal solution to a spill at sea as this aims to physically remove oil from the marine environment. As
There are eight main weathering processes: Spreading Evaporation Dispersion Emulsification Dissolution Oxidation Sedimentation and sinking Biodegradation As a general rule,
The recent high-profile incident involving the crude oil tanker, SANCHI, in the East China Sea has focused attention on the potential hazards of transporting condensate by sea. Ship-source spills
Join ITOPF and other experts from London P&I Club, OSRL and Navigate Response for a practical look at how an oil spill response could be mobilised in our current world of social distancing,
ITOPF has published its Oil Tanker Spill Statistics for the year 2023 and it shows 10 oil spills of more than 7 tonnes occurred in the year. These statistics bring the decade average to 6.8, which is
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On 13th November 2002, the tanker PRESTIGE (81,564 DWT), carrying a cargo of 77,000 tonnes of heavy fuel oil, suffered hull damage in heavy seas off northern Spain. She broke in two on 19 November
Antigua Barbuda Defence Force Coast Guard PO Box 1572 Deepwater Harbour St. John's, Antigua Tel: +1-268 4620671 Fax: +1-268 4622842 abdfcg@candw.ag As above. The National Marine Pollution
