On 19th January 2004, the specialised bulk carrier ROCKNES (17,765 GT; 2001 built) laden with a cargo of rock ran into difficulties near Bergen, Norway and capsized, claiming the lives of 18 crew
… independent civil authority under the Ministry of Defence, has national responsibility for dealing with spills of oil and other harmful substances in Swedish waters and in the Vänern, Vättern and Mälaren…
…The product tanker BOW JUBAIL in ballast, made contact with a jetty and spilled approximately 217 tonnes of bunker Heavy Fuel Oil whilst berthing at the Port of Rotterdam.
… Directorate of Ports and the government-owned Syrian Company for Oil Transport (SCOT) have oil spill response equipment, including booms, skimmers, boats, dispersant and absorbents. Vessels would be…
This paper describes the principles of boom design and the two main modes of operation, namely towing by vessels at sea and mooring in shallow or inshore waters.
… Kingston 5 Tel: +1 876 906 9674-5 or 876 754 9077 8 odpem@cwjamaica.com Jamaica has a National Oil Spill Contingency Plan implemented and maintained by the Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency…
Spills should be reported to the appropriate port authority: Sudan Sea Ports Corporation PO Box 2534 Khartoum Tel: +249 311 79343 or +249 311 79114 Sudan Sea Ports Corporation PO Box 531 Port Sudan Quays Port…
… collect as much floating oil as is reasonably and economically possible. However, a review of past spills shows that rarely is more than 10% of spilled oil recovered from the sea surface. Although many…
… (24hr) or +94-11-2690604 or +94-11-2690605 info@mppa.gov.lk Contact details are as for spill notification point. A National Contingency Plan was prepared by the Marine Pollution Prevention…
This presentation will explore some trends from these recent incidents and focus on a few key case studies (including the LADY TUNA incident in Turkey and AGIA ZONI II in Greece) to consider the main
