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… for the removal of 13,000 tonnes of the vessel's remaining cargo of heavy fuel oil from a depth of some…

… was subsequently cleaned up manually, whilst the remaining oil sank in shallow water.

The first three films in ITOPF’s new series “Response to Marine Oil Spills” are now available to view online.

Lisa Stevens is attending the next Bonn Agreement: Area-wide Assessment of Risk Evaluations (BE-AWARE) Project Seminar

On 15th March 2012, STOLT VALOR carrying 13,000 tonnes of methyl tertiary-butyl ether (MTBE) and 1,300 tonnes of isobutylaldehyde (IBAL) as well as 430 tonnes of Intermediate Fuel Oil (IFO 380) as

Dr Mark Whittington is travelling to Bangladesh in support of the UN-led response efforts to the recent oil spill in the Sundarbans region

On 11th April 1991 the very large crude carrier HAVEN, with 144,000 tonnes of Iranian heavy crude oil onboard, suffered an explosion while anchored in Genoa Roads.

On 23rd February 1977, HAWAIIAN PATRIOT, fully loaded with 99,000 tonnes of light Indonesian crude oil, en route from Indonesia to Honolulu, reported a crack in its hull plating during a storm. This

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

There is always a balance to be struck between the different sensitivities and priorities on a shoreline when trying to decide the degree of cleaning which should be carried out after an oil spill