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On 3rd December 1992 the Greek OBO carrier AEGEAN SEA, laden with 80,000 tonnes of North Sea Brent crude oil, ran aground during heavy weather while approaching the port of La Coruña on the Galician

Following engine failure, BRAER ran aground in severe weather conditions on Garth's Ness, Shetland on 5th January 1993.

ITOPF takes part in an oil spill response exercise organised by the Norwegian Coastal Administration

EXXON VALDEZ grounded on Bligh Reef in Prince William Sound, Alaska, on 24th March 1989. About 37,000 tonnes of Alaska North Slope crude escaped into the Sound and spread widely.

ITOPF was invited by the US Coastguard to participate in a Crisis Management course and an Incident Management System Advanced Incident Commander course in Yorktown, Virginia between 14th and 24th

An exhibition marking 50 years working together against oil pollution from ships is now available online

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